Scout X-2

Manufacturer	Vought
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	25 metres (82 ft)
Diameter	1.01 metres (3 ft 4 in)
Mass	16,440 kilograms (36,240 lb)
Stages	Four
Capacity
Payload toLEO
Mass	76 kilograms (168 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	Scout
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	WallopsLA-3; Point ArguelloLC-D
Total launches	2
Success(es)	1
Failure(s)	1
First flight	1962-03-29
Last flight	1962-04-26
First stage –Algol 1D
Powered by	1solid
Maximum thrust	440 kilonewtons (99,000 lbf)
Burn time	44 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Second stage –Castor 1A
Powered by	1solid
Maximum thrust	286 kilonewtons (64,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	247 sec
Burn time	27 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Third stage –Antares 2A
Powered by	1X-254
Maximum thrust	93 kilonewtons (21,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	293 sec
Burn time	36 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Fourth stage –Altair 1A
Powered by	1X-248A
Maximum thrust	14 kilonewtons (3,100 lbf)
Specific impulse	255 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Propellant	Solid
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Scout X-2was an Americanexpendable launch systemandsounding rocketwhich was flown twice in 1962. It was a four-stage rocket, based on the earlierScout X-1,uprated first and third stages. It was a member of theScoutfamily of rockets.

The Scout X-2 used anAlgol 1Dfirst stage, instead of the earlierAlgol 1Bused on the Scout X-1. The third stage was theAntares 2A,a more powerful version of theAntares 1Aused on earlier variants of the Scout rocket. The second and fourth stages were the same as those used on the Scout X-1; a Castor 1A and an Altair 1A respectively.

The first Scout X-2 was launched on a suborbital flight at 07:27 GMT on 29 March 1962. It flew fromLaunch Area 3of theWallops Flight Facility.The flight carriedplasmaandaeronomyexperiments to anapogeeof 6,291 kilometres (3,909 mi), and was successful. The second flight, launched on 26 April, carried theSolrad 4Bsatellite. It failed to reach orbit. Following this launch, the Scout X-2 was replaced by the upgradedScout X-2M.

References[edit]

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Krebs, Gunter."Scout".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved2009-07-03.
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