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Blue Scout Jr | O-1

August 17, 1961 at 2:29 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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August 17, 1961 at 2:29 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 18A

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

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Blue Scout Jr
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Launch Complex 18A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

A flight to measure particle densities in the Van Allen belts.

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Blue Scout Jr

Blue Scout · Jr

Height

12.4 m

Diameter

0.79 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

8

Launch complex

Launch Complex 18A

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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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-5

June 9, 1965 at 4:26 PM UTC

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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-8

May 12, 1965 at 4:02 PM UTC

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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-9

April 9, 1965 at 6:10 PM UTC

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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-4

March 30, 1965 at 4:09 PM UTC

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Blue Scout Jr | OAR 22-1

July 30, 1963 at 4:16 PM UTC

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Blue Scout Jr | Blue Scout Jr. O-2

December 4, 1961 at 4:00 AM UTC