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Blue Scout II

Blue Scout II, also designated SRM-90, added an Altair-1A fourth stage to the Blue Scout I stack. Its three 1961 flights included two high-altitude tests and the failed Mercury-Scout MS-1 tracking-network mission.

Blue Scout II
NASA / NASA Langley Research Center · NASA-owned asset; the exact NASA Images API record LRC-1965-B701_P-07597 identifies this byte-matched photograph as a 1965 Scout launch-vehicle lift-off on Wallops Island and credits NASA at NASA Langley Research Center. NASA’s current Images and Media Usage Guidelines generally permit factual or informational/editorial use with NASA attribution and without implying NASA endorsement. NASA insignia and identifiers, third-party material, identifiable-person rights, and commercial, promotional, merchandise, or other protected-rights uses may require separate clearance; verify before such use. · Source
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Identity

Aliases
Blue Scout 2Blue Scout-2SRM-90Blue Scout 609A
Family Name
Blue Scout
Full Name
Blue Scout II
Status
retired
Type
rocket
Variant Name
II

Details

Description
Blue Scout II, also designated SRM-90, added an Altair-1A fourth stage to the Blue Scout I stack. Its three 1961 flights included two high-altitude tests and the failed Mercury-Scout MS-1 tracking-network mission.
First Flight Year
1,961
Last Flight Year
1,961
Operator
Parent Vehicle Family
Rocket Specs
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
4

Links

Official Url
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19630012011/downloads/19630012011.pdf

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Creation Time
July 17, 2026 at 15:23:58 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 09:47:28 UTC
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