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Blue Scout Jr | Blue Scout D-1

Name: Blue Scout Jr | Blue Scout D-1
Start: 1960-09-21T13:01:53.000Z
End: 1960-09-21T13:01:53.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

September 21, 1960 at 1:01 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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September 21, 1960 at 1:01 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 18A

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

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Rocket: Blue Scout Jr
Launch site: Launch Complex 18A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 21, 1960 at 1:01 PM UTC
Window closes: September 21, 1960 at 1:01 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM UTC

Mission description

The flight planned to make radiation and magnetic field measurements at 26700km from Earth. While the rocket achieved this altitude the telemetry system failed so no data was received.

Vehicle

Blue Scout Jr

Blue Scout · Jr

Height

12.4 m

Diameter

0.79 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

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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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