Scout X-1
Scout X-1 was the first complete four-stage Scout development configuration, using Algol-1B/1C, Castor-1A, Antares-1A, and Altair-1A solid motors. Seven flights in 1960–1961 qualified the system and culminated in ST-4’s successful launch of Explorer 9, the first orbital mission by an all-solid rocket.
Identity
- Aliases
- Scout X1Scout-X1
- Family Name
- Scout
- Full Name
- Scout X-1
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- scout-x-1
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- X-1
Details
- Description
- Scout X-1 was the first complete four-stage Scout development configuration, using Algol-1B/1C, Castor-1A, Antares-1A, and Altair-1A solid motors. Seven flights in 1960–1961 qualified the system and culminated in ST-4’s successful launch of Explorer 9, the first orbital mission by an all-solid rocket.
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Last Flight Year
- 1,961
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:48:31 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:48:31 PM