Scout X-1A

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
Successes	1
Failures	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

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.

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

Scout rockets
Main articles	Scout family List of Scout launches
Rockets	Scout X Scout X Scout X-1 Scout X-1A Scout X-2 Scout X-2B Scout X-2M Scout X-3 Scout X-3A Scout X-3C Scout X-3M Scout X-4 Scout X-4A Scout X-5C Blue Scout Blue Scout Junior Blue Scout I Blue Scout II Later Series Scout A Scout A-1 Scout B Scout B-1 Scout D-1 Scout E-1 Scout F-1 Scout G-1 Scout 2 Test Vehicle Cancelled Scout A-2 Scout B-2 Scout C Scout 2 Other RAM-B
Launch sites	Arguello LC-A LC-D Canaveral LC-18 San Marco Vandenberg SLC-5 Wallops LA-3
Components	Alcyone Algol Altair Antares Castor MG-18 NOTS-17