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Scout A

VOUGHT RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
11
Success rate
100%
11 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
122 kg
Payload to GTO
—
Manufacturer
Vought
Status
Retired
First flight
22 Dec 1965
Reusable
No
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch mass
17 t
Liftoff thrust
513 kN
Stages
4
Launch cost
$8,610,000
Booster landings
—
About

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.