Scout X-1

Built & Operated By
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government · founded 1958
Family
Scout
variant X-1
Maiden Flight
2 JUL 1960
About
Scout X-1 was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket which was flown seven times between August 1960 and October 1961.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
16 T
Thrust
471 kN
Stages
4
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
6
Successful
3
Failed
3
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
59 kg
Apogee
185 km
Launch Cost
$8.9M