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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceBlue Scout Jr
Launched 1961-12-04 04:00:16 UTCLaunch Complex A, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
United States Air Force
31st
launch this year
Launch Complex A
1st
launch from this pad this year
A flight carrying particle detectors. It was the only completely successful flight of the initial Blue Scout Junior program.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
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.
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Height
12.4m
Diameter
0.8m
Liftoff thrust
222kN
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