Scout Solid Launch Vehicle Family
Scout was NASA’s small four-stage all-solid launch-vehicle lineage, developed at Langley for inexpensive probes, reentry tests, and small satellites. Incrementally upgraded while retaining its basic operating concept, Scout served U.S. and international missions from Wallops, Vandenberg, and Italy’s San Marco platform over a 34-year flight career.
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Identity
- Aliases
- NASA ScoutSolid Controlled Orbital Utility TestScout rocket family
- Family Name
- Scout
- Full Name
- Scout Solid Launch Vehicle Family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Scout was NASA’s small four-stage all-solid launch-vehicle lineage, developed at Langley for inexpensive probes, reentry tests, and small satellites. Incrementally upgraded while retaining its basic operating concept, Scout served U.S. and international missions from Wallops, Vandenberg, and Italy’s San Marco platform over a 34-year flight career.
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Last Flight Year
- 1,994
- Operator
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:59:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 08:55:07 UTC
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