Scout X-1A

Scout X-1A was an American sounding rocket which was flown in 1962. It was a five-stage derivative of the earlier Scout X-1, with an uprated first stage, and a NOTS-17 upper stage.

Scout X-1A

Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Vought
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Diameter	1.01 metres (3 ft 4 in)
Mass	17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)
Stages	Five
Associated rockets
Family	Scout
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Wallops LA-3
Total launches	1
Success(es)	1
Failure(s)	0
Launch date	1962-03-01
First stage – Algol 1C
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	471 kilonewtons (106,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	236 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Second stage – Castor 1A
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	286 kilonewtons (64,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	247 sec
Burn time	27 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Third stage – Antares 1A
Engines	1 X-254
Thrust	60 kilonewtons (13,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	256 sec
Burn time	39 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Fourth stage – Altair 1A
Engines	1 X-248A
Thrust	14 kilonewtons (3,100 lbf)
Specific impulse	255 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Fifth stage – NOTS-17
Engines	1 solid
Fuel	Solid

The Scout X-1A used an Algol 1C first stage, instead of the earlier Algol 1B used on the Scout X-1. The second, third and fourth stages were the same as those used on the Scout X-1; a Castor 1A, Antares 1A and Altair 1A respectively. The fifth stage was the NOTS-17 solid rocket motor, which had been developed by the Naval Ordnance Test Station.

The Scout X-1A was launched on its only flight at 05:07 GMT on 1 March 1962. It flew from Launch Area 3 of the Wallops Flight Facility. The flight carried an atmospheric re-entry experiment to an apogee of 214 kilometres (133 mi), and was successful. Following this, the Scout X-1A was replaced by the Scout X-2.

References

• Wade, Mark. "Scout". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
• Krebs, Gunter. "Scout". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
• McDowell, Jonathan. "Scout". Orbital & Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
• Heyman, Jos; Parsch, Andreas (2007-07-09). "LTV SLV-1 Scout". Appendix 3: Space Vehicles. Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Retrieved 2009-06-22.