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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scout D-1: Aeros 2
Joint NASA-German ministry for science and education satellite to study the upper atmosphere.
Tuesday, 16 July 1974
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleScout D-1
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record16 of 16 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#60
Agency Launches This Year#2
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 D-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.