2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1975
  4. 1975-F06
// orbital launch

DAD-A

Scout F-1 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on December 6, 1975, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 6, 1975 · 03:35 UTCLaunch 1975-F06Launch no. 1,765 in the log
RocketScout F-1
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC5
OutcomeFailurestage 3 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyAFSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 6, 1975, 03:35
Launch designation
1975-F06
Mission
DAD-A
Flight name
DAD A/B
Vehicle flight ID
S196C

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
100 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.138 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · S3G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DAD-A1975-F06NASA Langley Research Center———
DAD-B1975-F06NASA Langley Research 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.