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National Center of Space ResearchLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceScout X-4
Launched 1965-12-06 21:05:47 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
112th
orbital launch attempt in 1965
National Center of Space Research
2nd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 5
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
380 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
The FR 1 (France 1) spacecraft was a small spacecraft carrying two experiments. One was designed to observe VLF signals from earth-based transmitters, and the other was an electron density probe measuring electron concentration at the satellite.
Launch Provider
Government · France · Founded 1961 · CEO François Jacq
The National Center of Space Research, or CNES, is a French National Agency in charge of France's space program. In partnership with the US and Russia, they have put 10 people in space. CNES works in tandem with the larger ESA to develop the Ariane 5 and work on other probes and satellites. They are working with Germany to develop a cheaper and more efficient reusable rocket, which hopefully will be ready to fly by 2026.
Launches
14
Successful
12
86%
Upcoming
1
scheduled
Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
103kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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