Scout X-4 — mission imagery
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FR-1

Scout X-4National Center of Space ResearchSpace Launch Complex 5
Monday, December 6, 1965 · 09:05 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Scout X-4

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches15
Successes12

Provider

National Center of Space Research

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Mission Brief

The FR 1 (France 1) spacecraft was a small spacecraft carrying two experiments. One was designed to observe VLF signals from earth-based transmitters, and the other was an electron density probe measuring electron concentration at the satellite.

PayloadFR-1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerNational Center of Space Research
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 5

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.608°N
Longitude
120.625°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

09:05 PM UTC - 09:05 PM UTC

Delay History

1
Dec 6Dec 6Success → Success

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