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Scout (Algol-1, -2 based)
 Scout-X1 |
 Scout-X5C (Reentry 5) [NASA] |
 Blue-Scout-2 |
 Scout-B (SECOR 5, SEV) [NASA] |
| Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout-X | - | Algol-1A | (Dummy) | Antares-1A | (Dummy) | - |
| Scout-X1 | - | Algol-1B/C | Castor-1A | Antares-1A | Altair-1A | - |
| Scout-X1A | - | Algol-1C | Castor-1A | Antares-1A | Altair-1A | NOTS-17 |
| Blue Scout-1 (SRM-89) | - | Algol-1B | Castor-1A | Antares-1A | - | - |
| Blue Scout-2 (SRM-90) | - | Algol-1B | Castor-1A | Antares-1A | Altair-1A | - |
| Scout-X2 | - | Algol-1C/D | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-1A | - |
| Scout-X2B | - | Algol-1D | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-2A | - |
| Scout-X2M | - | Algol-1D | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | MG-18 | - |
| Scout-X3 | - | Algol-2A | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-1A | - |
| Scout-X3A | - | Algol-2A | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-1A | NOTS-17 |
| Scout-X3C | - | Algol-2A | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | - | - |
| Scout-X3M | - | Algol-2A | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | MG-18 | - |
| Scout-X4 | - | Algol-2A/B | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-2A | - |
| Scout-X4A | - | Algol-2B | Castor-1A | Antares-2A | Altair-2A | NOTS-17 |
| Scout-X5C | - | Algol-2B | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | - | - |
| Scout-A | - | Algol-2B | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-2A | - |
| Scout-A1 | - | Algol-2C | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-2A | - |
| Scout-A2 | - | Algol-2C | Castor-2A | Antares-2B | Altair-2A | - |
| Scout-B | - | Algol-2B | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-3 (FW-4S) | - |
| Scout-B1 | - | Algol-2C | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-3 (FW-4S) or Altair-3A (Star-20) |
- |
| Scout-B2 | - | Algol-2C | Castor-2A | Antares-2B | Altair-3 (FW-4S) | - |
| Scout-C1 | - | Algol-2C | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-3 (FW-4S) | Alcyone-1 |
The Scout-A2, -B2, -C and -2 versions were never used.
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout-X * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scout-X1 | 59 | 45 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-X1A * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blue Scout-1 (SRM-89) * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blue Scout-2 (SRM-90) | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X2 | 76 | 59 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-X2B | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X2M | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X3 | 87 | 68 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-X3A * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X3C * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X3M | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X4 | 103 | 80 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-X4A* | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-X5C * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-A | - | - | - | - | |||
| Scout-A1 | 122 | 94 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-B | 140 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Scout-B1 | 151 | 116 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-C1 |
No. Sc.No Serial Type LS Date Payload
1 1 X Scout-X WI LA-3 * F 18.04.1960 (R&D) 2 1 1 ST-1 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 * F 02.07.1960 (NASA Rad Probe) 3 2 2 ST-2 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 * 04.10.1960 (USAF Rad Probe) 4 3 3 ST-3 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 F 04.12.1960 Explorer (9) (S 56) 5 1 D-3 Blue-Scout-1 CC LC-18B * 07.01.1961 HETS A1-1 (USAF Rad Probe & Capsule) 6 4 4 ST-4 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 16.02.1961 Explorer 9 (S 56a) 7 1 D-4 Blue-Scout-2 CC LC-18B * 03.03.1961 HETS A2-1 (USAF Rad Probe) 8 2 D-5 Blue-Scout-2 CC LC-18B * 12.04.1961 HETS A2-2 (USAF Rad Probe & Capsule) 9 2 D-6 Blue-Scout-1 CC LC-18B * 09.05.1961 HETS A1-2 (USAF Rad Probe) 10 5 5 ST-5 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 F 30.06.1961 Explorer (13) (S 55) 11 6 6 ST-6 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 P 25.08.1961 Explorer 13 (S 55a) 12 7 7 ST-7 Scout-X1 WI LA-3 * 19.10.1961 P 21 13 3 D-8 Blue-Scout-2 CC LC-18B F 01.11.1961 Mercury Scout 1 (MNTV 1, MS 1) 14 8 1 ST-8 Scout-X1A WI LA-3 * 01.03.1962 Reentry 1 15 9 1 ST-9 Scout-X2 WI LA-3 * 29.03.1962 P 21A 16 3 D-7 Blue-Scout-1 CC LC-18B * F 12.04.1962 (USAF Reentry Test) 17 10 2 111 Scout-X2 Va LC-D F 26.04.1962 Grab (3b) (Solrad 4B) 18 11 1 112 Scout-X2M Va LC-D F 24.05.1962 DSAP-1 F1 19 12 2 117 Scout-X2M Va LC-D 23.08.1962 DSAP-1 F2 20 13 1 114 Scout-X3A WI LA-3 * F 31.08.1962 Reentry 2 21 14 1 115 Scout-X3 WI LA-3 16.12.1962 Explorer 16 (S 55b) 22 15 2 118 Scout-X3 Va LC-D 19.12.1962 Transit-5A 1 23 16 1 126 Scout-X3M Va LC-D 19.02.1963 DSAP-1 F3 24 17 3 119 Scout-X3 Va LC-D F 05.04.1963 Transit-5A 2 25 18 3 121 Scout-X2M Va LC-D F 26.04.1963 DSAP-1 F4 26 19 4 116 Scout-X3 WI LA-3 * 22.05.1963 RFD 1 27 20 5 120 Scout-X3 Va LC-D 16.06.1963 Transit-5A 3 28 21 1 113 Scout-X4 WI LA-3 28.06.1963 GRS (CRL 1) 29 22 2 110 Scout-X3A WI LA-3 * F 20.07.1963 Reentry 3 30 23 1 132 Scout-X2B Va LC-D F 27.09.1963 DSAP-1 F5 31 24 2 122R Scout-X4 Va LC-D 19.12.1963 Explorer 19 (AD A) 32 25 6 127R Scout-X3 WI LA-3 27.03.1964 Ariel 2 (UK 2) 33 26 3 125R Scout-X4 Va LC-D 04.06.1964 Transit-5C 1 34 27 4 128R Scout-X4 Va LC-D F 25.06.1964 ESRS (CRL 2) 35 28 5 124R Scout-X4 WI LA-3A * 20.07.1964 SERT 1 36 29 1 129R Scout-X4A WI LA-3 * 18.08.1964 Reentry 4A 37 30 6 134R Scout-X4 Va PALC-D 25.08.1964 Explorer 20 (IE A) 38 31 1 130R Scout-X3C WI LA-3A * 09.10.1964 RFD 2 39 32 7 123R Scout-X4 Va PALC-D 10.10.1964 Explorer 22 (BE B) 40 33 8 133R Scout-X4 WI LA-3A 06.11.1964 Explorer 23 (S 55c) 41 34 9 135R Scout-X4 Va PALC-D 21.11.1964 Explorer 24 (AD B) / Explorer 25 (IE B, Injun 4) 42 35 10 137R Scout-X4 WI LA-3A 15.12.1964 San Marco 1 43 36 11 136R Scout-X4 WI LA-3A 29.04.1965 Explorer 27 (BE C) 44 37 1 131R Scout-B WI LA-3A 10.08.1965 SECOR 5 (EGRS 5) / SEV 45 38 12 138R Scout-X4 WI LA-3A 18.11.1965 Explorer 30 (SE A, Solrad 8) 46 39 13 139R Scout-X4 Va PALC-D 06.12.1965 FR 1 47 40 1 140C Scout-A Va PALC-D 22.12.1965 Transit-O 6 48 41 2 142C Scout-A Va PALC-D 28.01.1966 Transit-O 7 49 42 2 141C Scout-X4A WI LA-3A * 09.02.1966 Reentry 4B 50 43 3 143C Scout-A Va PALC-D 26.03.1966 Transit-O 8 51 44 2 145C Scout-B Va PALC-D 22.04.1966 OV3 1 52 45 4 146C Scout-A Va PALC-D 19.05.1966 Transit-O 9 53 46 3 147C Scout-B WI LA-3A 10.06.1966 OV3 4 (PHASR) 54 47 4 148C Scout-B Va SLC-5 04.08.1966 OV3 3 55 48 5 149C Scout-A Va SLC-5 18.08.1966 Transit-O 10 56 49 5 150C Scout-B Va SLC-5 28.10.1966 OV3 2 57 50 6 151C Scout-B Va SLC-5 F 31.01.1967 OV3 5 (ATCOS 1) 58 51 6 154C Scout-A Va SLC-5 14.04.1967 Transit-O 12 59 52 7 153C Scout-B SM 26.04.1967 San Marco 2 60 53 7 155C Scout-A Va SLC-5 05.05.1967 Ariel 3 (UK 3) 61 54 8 156C Scout-A Va SLC-5 15.05.1967 Transit-O 13 62 55 8 152C Scout-B Va SLC-5 F 30.05.1967 ESRO 2A (Iris 1) 63 56 9 157C Scout-A Va SLC-5 25.09.1967 Transit-O 14 64 57 9 159C Scout-B WI LA-3A * 19.10.1967 RAM C1 65 58 10 158C Scout-B Va SLC-5 05.12.1967 OV3 6 (ATCOS 2) 66 59 10 162C Scout-A Va SLC-5 02.03.1968 Transit-O 18 67 60 11 160C Scout-B WI LA-3A P 05.03.1968 Explorer 37 (SE B, Solrad 9) 68 61 1 164C Scout-X5C WI LA-3A * 27.04.1968 Reentry 5 69 62 12 161C Scout-B Va SLC-5 17.05.1968 ESRO 2B (Iris 2) 70 63 13 165C Scout-B Va SLC-5 08.08.1968 Explorer 39 (AD C) / Explorer 40 (IE C, Injun 5) 71 64 14 168C Scout-B WI LA-3A * 22.08.1968 RAM C2 72 65 15 167C Scout-B Va SLC-5 03.10.1968 ESRO 1A (Aurorae) 73 66 16 172C Scout-B Va SLC-5 P 01.10.1969 ESRO 1B (Boreas) 74 67 17 169C Scout-B Va SLC-5 08.11.1969 Azur (GRS 1) 75 68 11 176C Scout-A Va SLC-5 27.08.1970 Transit-O 19 76 69 18 171C Scout-B WI LA-3A * 30.09.1970 RAM C3 77 70 19 174C Scout-B WI LA-3A 09.11.1970 OFO 1 / RM 1 78 71 20 175C Scout-B SM 12.12.1970 Explorer 42 (SAS A, Uhuru) 79 72 21 173C Scout-B SM 24.04.1971 San Marco 3 80 73 22 144CR Scout-B WI LA-3A * 20.06.1971 PAET 81 74 23 177C Scout-B WI LA-3A 08.07.1971 Explorer 44 (SE C, Solrad 10) 82 75 1 180C Scout-B1 WI LA-3A 16.08.1971 Eole 83 76 24 166CR Scout-B WI LA-3A * 20.09.1971 BIC 84 77 25 163CR Scout-B SM 15.11.1971 Explorer 45 (SSS A) 85 78 2 183C Scout-B1 Va SLC-5 11.12.1971 Ariel 4 (UK 4) 87 80 3 182C Scout-B1 Va SLC-5 02.09.1972 Triad 1 (TIP 1) 91 84 1 178C Scout-A1 Va SLC-5 30.10.1973 Transit-O 20 97 90 4 187C Scout-B1 SM 15.10.1974 Ariel 5 (UK 5) 101 94 5 179CR Scout-B1 Va SLC-5 22.05.1976 Wideband (P76-5) Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAVa = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
