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Launch SuccessfulNational Center of Space Research
Scout B-1: Eole
Second French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
Monday, 16 August 1971
Mission Data
🇫🇷National Center of Space ResearchEst. 1961
Launch VehicleScout B-1
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record12 successes / 2 failures (86%)
Success Streak3 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 3A
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#81
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad18
Launches From This Site87
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Scout B-1
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.
Launch Site
Launch Area 3A · 37.8495°N 75.4725°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.