Scout X

Scout X, also known as Cub Scout, was an American rocket which served as a prototype of the Scout, which was launched on a single test flight in 1960. It was used to test the configuration that later Scout rockets would use as well as two of the solid rocket motors that would be used on them.

Scout X

Function	Test vehicle
Manufacturer	Vought
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	21.6 metres (71 ft)
Diameter	1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in)
Mass	16,700 kilograms (36,800 lb)
Stages	Two
Associated rockets
Family	Scout
Derivatives	Scout X-1
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Wallops LA-3
Total launches	1
Failures	1
Launch date	1960-04-18
First stage – Algol 1A
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	471 kilonewtons (106,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	236 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Second stage – Antares 1A
Engines	1 X-254
Thrust	60 kilonewtons (13,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	256 sec
Burn time	39 seconds
Fuel	Solid

The Scout X had the same configuration as the Scout X-1, which would be the first all-up version of the Scout. Unlike the X-1, which had four live stages, the Scout X only had live first and third stages, with battleship mockups of the second and fourth.

It was launched from Launch Area 3 at the Wallops Flight Facility at 23:09 GMT on 18 April 1960. The launch failed when the rocket disintegrated during stage separation.

References

• Wade, Mark. "Scout". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
• Krebs, Gunter. "Scout". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
• McDowell, Jonathan. "Scout". Orbital & Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-18.