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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scout B: RAM C-2
Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 227 km.
Thursday, 22 August 1968
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleScout B
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record21 of 23 launches (91.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeMaterials Science
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadLaunch Area 3A
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#5
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
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.