SLV-1C Blue Scout ERCS
SLV-1C was a three-stage Blue Scout Junior derivative that replaced the Alcor motor with an Altair and omitted the Cetus fourth stage. It carried the interim Emergency Rocket Communications System; the first successful test flew in 1962, and the rocket-based system remained in service until the Minuteman II ERCS replacement became operational in late 1967.
Identity
- Aliases
- MER-6ABlue Scout ERCSStandard Launch Vehicle 1CProgram 279L Blue Scout
- Family Name
- Blue Scout Junior
- Full Name
- SLV-1C Blue Scout ERCS
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- slv-1c-blue-scout-ercs
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- SLV-1C / MER-6A
Details
- Description
- SLV-1C was a three-stage Blue Scout Junior derivative that replaced the Alcor motor with an Altair and omitted the Cetus fourth stage. It carried the interim Emergency Rocket Communications System; the first successful test flew in 1962, and the rocket-based system remained in service until the Minuteman II ERCS replacement became operational in late 1967.
- Diameter M
- 0.79
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Height M
- 12.34
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 5,800
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 03:33:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 03:33:47 UTC