Mercury-Scout 1
Mercury-Scout 1 was an uncrewed Scout test of the Mercury tracking-network launch configuration. The mission was intended to exercise the worldwide tracking network, but a first-stage failure ended the flight before orbit and range safety destroyed the vehicle and payload.
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- Mercury-Scout 1MS-1Mercury Network Test VehicleMNTV
- Name
- Mercury-Scout 1
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Mercury-Scout 1 was an uncrewed Scout test of the Mercury tracking-network launch configuration. The mission was intended to exercise the worldwide tracking network, but a first-stage failure ended the flight before orbit and range safety destroyed the vehicle and payload.
- End Date
- 1961-11-01
- Outcome
- A first-stage failure ended the 43-second flight before orbit; range safety destroyed the remaining vehicle and payload.
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- Start Date
- 1961-11-01
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:33:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:33:19 UTC
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