Science and Engineering Research CouncilLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Miranda

Name: Scout D-1 | Miranda
Start: 1974-03-09T02:22:11Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Scout D-1

Launched Sat, Mar 9 · 2:22:11 AM UTC1974-03-09 02:22:11 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

14th

orbital launch attempt in 1974

Science and Engineering Research Council

1st

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 5

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

130 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.

Launch Provider

Science and Engineering Research Council

Government · United Kingdom · Founded 1965

The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and its predecessor the Science Research Council (SRC) were the UK agencies in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities, including astronomy, biotechnology and biological sciences, space research and particle physics, between 1965 and 1994.

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Scout D-1

Vehicle history

Height

25m

Diameter

1.1m

To low Earth orbit

183kg

Liftoff thrust

464kN

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Science and Engineering Research CouncilLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Miranda

Scout D-1

Launched Sat, Mar 9 · 2:22:11 AM UTC1974-03-09 02:22:11 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

14th

orbital launch attempt in 1974

Science and Engineering Research Council

1st

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 5

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

130 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.

Launch Provider

Science and Engineering Research Council

Government · United Kingdom · Founded 1965

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Science and Engineering Research Council launches Wikipedia

Scout D-1

Vehicle history

Height

25m

Diameter

1.1m

To low Earth orbit

183kg

Liftoff thrust

464kN

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Miranda

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Scout D-1

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Miranda

Mission

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Scout D-1

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