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Scout (Algol-3 based)
 Scout-D1 |
 Scout-F1 (Explorer 53) |
 Scout-G1 (HILAT) [USAF] |
| Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout-D1 | - | Algol-3A | Castor-2A | Antares-2A | Altair-3 (FW-4S) or Altair-3A (Star-20) |
- |
| Scout-E1 | - | Algol-3A | Castor-2A | Antares-2B | Altair-3 (FW-4S) | Alcyone-1A |
| Scout-F1 | - | Algol-3A | Castor-2A | Antares-2B | Altair-3A (Star-20) | - |
| Scout-G1 | - | Algol-3A | Castor-2A | Antares-3A (Star-31) | Altair-3A (Star-20) | - |
| Scout-2 | 2 × PAP-10 | Algol-3A | Castor-2A | Mage-2 | Altair-3A (Star-20) | - |
The Scout-A2, -B2, -C and -2 versions were never used.
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout-D1 | 198 | 148 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-E1 | - | ||||||
| Scout-F1 | 203 | 156 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scout-G1 | 220 | 166 | - | - | - | - |
No. Sc.No Serial Type LS Date Payload
86 79 1 184C Scout-D1 WI LA-3A 13.08.1972 Explorer 46 (MTS A) 88 81 2 170CR Scout-D1 SM 15.11.1972 Explorer 48 (SAS B) 89 82 3 185C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 22.11.1972 ESRO 4 90 83 4 181C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 16.12.1972 Aeros 1 92 85 5 190C Scout-D1 SM 18.02.1974 San Marco 4 93 86 6 188C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 09.03.1974 Miranda (X 4) 94 87 1 191C Scout-E1 Va SLC-5 03.06.1974 Explorer 52 (IE D, Injun 6, Hawkeye) 95 88 7 186C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 16.07.1974 Aeros 2 96 89 8 189C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 P 30.08.1974 ANS 1 98 91 1 194C Scout-F1 SM 07.05.1975 Explorer 53 (SAS C) 99 92 9 195C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 12.10.1975 Triad 2 (TIP 2) 100 93 2 196C Scout-F1 Va SLC-5 F 06.12.1975 Explorer (56) (DAD A) / Explorer (57) (DAD B) 102 95 10 193C Scout-D1 WI LA-3A * 18.06.1976 GP A (Gravity Probe 1) 103 96 11 197C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 01.09.1976 Triad 3 (TIP 3) 104 97 12 200C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 28.10.1977 Transat (O 11) 105 98 13 201C Scout-D1 Va SLC-5 26.04.1978 HCMM (AEM 1) 106 99 14 202C Scout-D1 WI LA-3A 18.02.1979 SAGE (AEM 2) 107 100 15 198C Scout-D1 WI LA-3A 02.06.1979 Ariel 6 (UK 6) 108 101 1 203C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 30.10.1979 Magsat (AEM 3) 109 102 2 192C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 15.05.1981 Nova 1 110 103 3 205C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 27.06.1983 HILAT (P83-1) 111 104 4 208C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 12.10.1984 Nova 3 112 105 5 209C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 03.08.1985 Transit-O 24 / Transit-O 30 113 106 6 207C Scout-G1 WI LA-3A 13.12.1985 ITV 1 (USA 13) / ITV 2 (USA 14) 114 107 7 199C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 14.11.1986 Polar Bear (P87-1) 115 108 8 204C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 16.09.1987 Transit-O 27 / Transit-O 29 116 109 9 206C Scout-G1 SM 25.03.1988 San Marco 5 117 110 10 211C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 26.04.1988 Transit-O 23 / Transit-O 32 118 111 11 213C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 16.06.1988 Nova 2 119 112 12 214C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 25.08.1988 Transit-O 25 / Transit-O 31 120 113 13 212C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 09.05.1990 MACSAT 1 / MACSAT 2 121 114 14 216C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 29.06.1991 REX 1 (P89-1A) 122 115 15 215C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 03.07.1992 SAMPEX (SMEX 1) 123 116 16 210C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 21.11.1992 MSTI 1 124 117 17 217C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 25.06.1993 Radcal (P92-1) 125 118 18 218C Scout-G1 Va SLC-5 08.05.1994 MSTI 2 Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAVa = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
