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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Scout B-1: Wideband
Experimental military satellite
Saturday, 22 May 1976
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleScout B-1
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#48
Agency Launches This Year#12
Launches From This Pad69
Launches From This Site923
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
Space Launch Complex 5 · 34.6080°N 120.6247°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.