Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Name: Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1
Start: 1961-11-01T15:32:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.

Mission Details

Launch date: November 1, 1961 at 03:32 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Blue Scout II
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Communications