Scout F-1
Scout F-1 was a four-stage, all-solid operational Scout configuration combining Algol-3A, Castor-2A, Antares-2B, and Altair-3A stages. It flew twice in 1975: Explorer 53 succeeded, while the Dual Air Density payload launch failed after a third-stage malfunction.
Identity
- Aliases
- Scout F1Scout-F1
- Family Name
- Scout
- Full Name
- Scout F-1
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- scout-f-1
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- F-1
Details
- Description
- Scout F-1 was a four-stage, all-solid operational Scout configuration combining Algol-3A, Castor-2A, Antares-2B, and Altair-3A stages. It flew twice in 1975: Explorer 53 succeeded, while the Dual Air Density payload launch failed after a third-stage malfunction.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:15:17 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:15:17 PM