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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scout D-1: Explorer 46
Satellite dedicated to meteroid research
Sunday, 13 August 1972
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 TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 3A
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#67
Agency Launches This Year#3
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 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
Launch Area 3A · 37.8495°N 75.4725°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.