Manufacturer | Vought |
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Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
Diameter | 1.01 metres (3 ft 4 in) |
Mass | 17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb) |
Stages | Five |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Scout |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | Wallops LA-3 |
Total launches | 1 |
Success(es) | 1 |
Failure(s) | 0 |
UTC date of spacecraft launch | 1962-03-01 |
First stage – Algol 1C | |
Powered by | 1 solid |
Maximum thrust | 471 kilonewtons (106,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 236 sec |
Burn time | 40 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Second stage – Castor 1A | |
Powered by | 1 solid |
Maximum thrust | 286 kilonewtons (64,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 247 sec |
Burn time | 27 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Third stage – Antares 1A | |
Powered by | 1 X-254 |
Maximum thrust | 60 kilonewtons (13,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 256 sec |
Burn time | 39 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Fourth stage – Altair 1A | |
Powered by | 1 X-248A |
Maximum thrust | 14 kilonewtons (3,100 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 255 sec |
Burn time | 40 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Fifth stage – NOTS-17 | |
Powered by | 1 solid |
Propellant | Solid |
Scout X-1A was an American sounding rocket which was flown in 1962. It was a five-stage derivative of the earlier Scout X-1, with an uprated first stage, and a NOTS-17 upper stage.
The Scout X-1A used an Algol 1C first stage, instead of the earlier Algol 1B used on the Scout X-1. The second, third and fourth stages were the same as those used on the Scout X-1; a Castor 1A, Antares 1A and Altair 1A respectively. The fifth stage was the NOTS-17 solid rocket motor, which had been developed by the Naval Ordnance Test Station.
The Scout X-1A was launched on its only flight at 05:07 GMT on 1 March 1962. It flew from Launch Area 3 of the Wallops Flight Facility. The flight carried an atmospheric re-entry experiment to an apogee of 214 kilometres (133 mi), and was successful. Following this, the Scout X-1A was replaced by the Scout X-2.
References
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