Mission record

Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Blue Scout II· Launch Complex 18B· Failure
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 01 Nov 1961 15:32:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#132 ever

Mission

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.

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