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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scout B: Uhuru
Small satellite designed to survey the celestial sphere and search for sources of X-ray, gamma-ray, UV and other spectral regions.
Saturday, 12 December 1970
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 TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSan Marco platform
Location🇮🇹 Broglio Space Center, Kenya ITA
Orbital Launches This Year#117
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad9
Launches From This Site9
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
San Marco platform · 2.9383°S 40.2103°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.