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Scout X-4

VOUGHT RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
12
Success rate
91.7%
11 ok · 1 failed
Payload to LEO
103 kg
Payload to GTO
—
Manufacturer
Vought
Status
Retired
First flight
28 Jun 1963
Reusable
No
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch mass
17 t
Liftoff thrust
513 kN
Stages
4
Launch cost
—
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.