Launch Failure

Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Name: Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1
Start: 1961-11-01T15:32:00.000Z
End: 1961-11-01T15:32:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

November 1, 1961 at 3:32 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission imagery · Blue Scout II

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November 1, 1961 at 3:32 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 18B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4493, -80.5645

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Rocket: Blue Scout II
Launch site: Launch Complex 18B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: November 1, 1961 at 3:32 PM UTC
Window closes: November 1, 1961 at 3:32 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:39 PM UTC

Mission description

Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.

Vehicle

Blue Scout II

Blue Scout · II

Height

24 m

Diameter

1.02 m

LEO capacity

30 kg

Successful launches

Launch complex

Launch Complex 18B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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