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Transit VA-2

Scout X-3 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on April 5, 1963, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 5, 1963 · 03:01 UTCLaunch 1963-F04Launch no. 238 in the log
RocketScout X-3
SpaceportVandenbergpad LC-D
OutcomeFailurestage 4 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 5, 1963, 03:01
Launch designation
1963-F04
Mission
Transit VA-2
Flight name
Transit VA-2 (N-2)
Vehicle flight ID
S119
Flight code
BLUE SCOUT VI

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
700 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.059 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S4G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Transit VA-21963-F04Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy———

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