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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceScout E-1
Launched 1974-06-03 23:09:11 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
43rd
orbital launch attempt in 1974
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 5
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
86 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
Magnetospheric research satellite
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.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
25m
Diameter
1.1m
To low Earth orbit
200kg
Liftoff thrust
464kN
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