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Launch SuccessfulGerman Aerospace Center
Scout B: Azur
NASA-GSFC and BMWF (German scientific research ministry) joint spacecraft designed to acquire data about the terrestrial radiation belt.
Saturday, 8 November 1969
Mission Data
🇩🇪German Aerospace CenterEst. 1969
Launch VehicleScout B
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record21 of 23 launches (91.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record1 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitElliptical Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#111
Agency Launches This Year#1
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
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.