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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch FailureCommunicationsBlue Scout II
Launched 1961-11-01 15:32 UTCLaunch Complex 18B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Blue Scout II lifted off with Mercury-Scout 1, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What National Aeronautics and Space Administration finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
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.
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Successful
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scheduled
Height
24m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
30kg
Liftoff thrust
471kN
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