NASA S-56
Scout X-1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
NASA S-56
Type: Astrophysics
An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn’t ignite.
Location
Launch Area 3
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
73 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
Rocket
Scout X-1 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Family: Scout
Length: 25 m
Diameter: 1.01 m
Launch Mass: 16 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 59 kg
The Scout X-1 was manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the first launch on 1960-07-02. Scout X-1 has 3 successful launches and 3 failed launches with a total of 6 launches. Scout X-1 was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket which was flown seven times between August 1960 and October 1961.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
