Mercury-Scout AF 609A
Mercury-Scout AF 609A launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 November 1961 for the MS-1 tracking-network test. The first stage failed about 26 seconds after liftoff, and range safety destroyed the remaining vehicle and payload about 44 seconds into flight.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury-Scout MS-1MS-1 launch vehicleBlue Scout AF 609AMercury Scout 1
- Name
- Mercury-Scout AF 609A
- Slug
- mercury-scout-af-609a
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Scout AF 609A launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 November 1961 for the MS-1 tracking-network test. The first stage failed about 26 seconds after liftoff, and range safety destroyed the remaining vehicle and payload about 44 seconds into flight.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wbw3hq5ew1hbdyx0cpf73ax8af5ws
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:11:14 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:11:14 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1961-11-01
- Last Flight Date
- 1961-11-01
- Serial Number
- AF 609A
- Vehicle Code
- MS-1