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Mercury MS-1

Blue Scout II launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 1, 1961, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

November 1, 1961 · 15:32 UTCLaunch 1961-F12Launch no. 134 in the log
RocketBlue Scout II
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18B
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 1, 1961, 15:32
Launch designation
1961-F12
Mission
Mercury MS-1
Flight name
Mercury-Scout 1
Vehicle flight ID
D-8

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
5 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.068 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Mercury MS-11961-F12NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.