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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scout X-4A: Reentry-4A
Test of Apollo-type ablator materials at lunar reentry heating levels.
Tuesday, 18 August 1964
Scout X-4A
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleScout X-4A
Vehicle FamilyScout
Vehicle Record2 of 2 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeMaterials Science
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadLaunch Area 3
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#5
Launches From This Pad13
Launches From This Site87
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Scout X-4A
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 3 · 37.8495°N 75.4725°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.