1961 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mercury-Scout 1
failureBlue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 1, 1961 at 03:32 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 18B
- Mission
- Mercury-Scout 1
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit