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Launch SuccessfulScience and Engineering Research Council
Scout D-1: Miranda
British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
Saturday, 9 March 1974
Mission Data
Launch VehicleScout D-1
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record16 of 16 launches (100%)
Launch Provider🇬🇧 Science and Engineering Research Council
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record6 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak6 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 5
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#14
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 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.