GRS
Scout X-4
United States Air Force
Mission
GRS
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) was a geophysics experiment test built by the Cambridge Research Lab (CRL). Data was obtained for 13 orbits, after which time the satellite ceased working due to a failure in the primary power supply.
Location
Launch Area 3
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Launch Area 3 has witnessed the launch of 13 rockets, including 10 orbital launch attempts, while Wallops Island, Virginia, USA, has been the site for 78 rocket launches.
Rocket
Vought Scout X-4
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
