Scout X-2B

The Scout X-2B was an American expendable launch system which was flown during 1963. It was a four-stage rocket, based on the earlier Scout X-2, but with an Altair 2A fourth stage in place of the Altair 1A used on the X-2. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.

Scout X-2B

Function	Sounding rocket Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Vought
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Diameter	1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in)
Mass	17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)
Stages	Four
Associated rockets
Family	Scout
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Point Arguello LC-D
Total launches	1
Failures	1
Launch date	1963-09-27
First stage – Algol 1D
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	440 kilonewtons (99,000 lbf)
Burn time	44 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 2A
Engines	1 X-254
Thrust	93 kilonewtons (21,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	293 sec
Burn time	36 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Fourth stage – Altair 2A
Engines	1 X-258
Thrust	22 kilonewtons (4,900 lbf)
Specific impulse	266 sec
Burn time	28 seconds
Fuel	Solid

The Scout X-2 was an all-solid rocket, with an Algol 1D first stagea Castor 1A second stage, an Antares 2A third stage, and an Altair 2A fourth stage. It made only one flight, which was launched from Launch Complex D at Point Arguello, carrying a P-35 weather satellites, P35-5. The launch occurred on 27 September 1963, and failed to achieve orbit.

References

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