Object Details
- Manufacturer
- LTV Corporation
- Summary
- This is the Scout D, a low-cost, all-solid fuel, four-stage U.S. launch vehicle for boosting small payloads into low-Earth orbits. This specimen is cutaway on the top to reveal its dual payloads, the Injun V (Explorer 40) and Explorer 39 satellites that were launched in 1968. The satellites shown here were backups of the original satellites.
- The first Scout was launched in 1960. The vehicle continued to evolve over the years with upgraded motors. The D model Scout appeared in 1972. The last Scout was launched in 1994. This rocket was donated to the Smithsonian in 1977 by the NASA Wallops Island, Virginia, facility.
- Alternate Name
- Scout D Rocket
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- ca. 1968
- Inventory Number
- A19772726000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Stainless steels and other metals; fiberglass fairings on upper stages; plexiglass on cutouts of upper stage to reveal mockup of satellites
- Dimensions
- Overall: 73 ft. long x 4 ft. diameter, 43200 lb. (2225.04 x 121.92cm, 19595.4kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19772726000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9addcebeb-44e7-45b1-8b7c-f1f8eeed2fa6
