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Scout (S112C) – SLC-5 – 24 May 1962
Scout, SLC-5, 1967
Overview
Also Known As: Point Arguello Launch Complex D, PALC D, SLC-5
Systems:
- Scout
Other Programs:
- Transit
- Explorer
- Orbiting Vehicle (OV)
- European Space Research Organization (ESRO)
- NOVA
- Stack Oscars on Scout (SOOS)
- Miniature Sensor Technical Demonstration (MSTI)
Cost: Not stated
Space Launch Complex 5 Highlights
- Single pad
- 1961 – Construction began to support the Scout rocket
- April 1962 – Operational supporting launches for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Space Defense activities
- 26 April 1962 – First launch, Scout
- 8 May 1994 – Last launch, Scout (MSTI-2)
- Total launched – 69 Scout
- 1994 – Complex deactivated