Scout Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Scout made 99 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1994. Of those, 88 succeeded and 11 failed. The success rate comes to 89 percent. The busiest year was 1964, with 8 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1994.
99
Launch attempts
88
Successes
11
Failures
89%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1988 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1974 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1972 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1971 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1970 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1968 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1967 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 1966 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1964 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 1963 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 1962 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Variants
Counts for each Scout variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout B | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1965 | 1971 |
| Scout G-1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1979 | 1994 |
| Scout D-1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1972 | 1983 |
| Scout X-4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1963 | 1965 |
| Scout A | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1965 | 1970 |
| Scout X-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1962 | 1964 |
| Scout B-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1971 | 1976 |
| Scout X-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1960 | 1961 |
| Scout X-2M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1962 | 1963 |
| Scout F-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1975 | 1975 |
| Scout X-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Scout X-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Scout X-3M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Scout A-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Scout E-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 |
Recent launches
The most recent Scout family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1994 | 1994-028 | S218C : MSTI-2 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 25, 1993 | 1993-041 | S217C : RADCAL | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Nov 21, 1992 | 1992-078 | S210C : MSTI-1 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jul 3, 1992 | 1992-038 | S215C : SAMPEX | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 29, 1991 | 1991-045 | S216C : REX | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 9, 1990 | 1990-043 | S212C : MACSAT 2, MACSAT 1 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Aug 25, 1988 | 1988-074 | S214C : NNS O-31, NNS O-25 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 16, 1988 | 1988-052 | S213C : Nova 2 (O-49) | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Apr 26, 1988 | 1988-033 | S211C : NNS O-32, NNS O-23 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Mar 25, 1988 | 1988-026 | S206C : San Marco D/L | Scout G-1 | SMLC / SMLC - | Success |
| Sep 16, 1987 | 1987-080 | S204C : NNS O-29, NNS O-27 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Nov 14, 1986 | 1986-088 | S199C : NNS O-17 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Dec 13, 1985 | 1985-114 | S207C : ITV 1 Balloon, ITV 2 Canister, ITV 2 +1 more, ITV 1 | Scout G-1 | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Aug 3, 1985 | 1985-066 | S209C : NNS O-30, NNS O-24 | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 12, 1984 | 1984-110 | S208C : Nova 3 (O-50) | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 27, 1983 | 1983-063 | S205C : NNS O-16 | Scout D-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 15, 1981 | 1981-044 | S192C : Nova 1 (O-48) | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 30, 1979 | 1979-094 | S203C : AEM-C | Scout G-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 2, 1979 | 1979-047 | S198C : UK 6 | Scout D-1 | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Feb 18, 1979 | 1979-013 | S202C : AEM-B | Scout D-1 | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Apr 26, 1978 | 1978-041 | S201C : Altair Fairing, X-259B4, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 3A S201C, HCMM despin weight, Star 20 E-23, AEM-A | Scout D-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 28, 1977 | 1977-106 | S200C : Altair Fairing, X-259B4, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 3A S200C, NNS O-11 despin weight, Star 20 E-20, NNS O-11 | Scout D-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Sep 1, 1976 | 1976-089 | S197C : Altair Fairing, X-259B4, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 3A S197C, TIP 3 despin weight, Star 20 E-17, TIP 3 | Scout D-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 22, 1976 | 1976-047 | S179CR : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +5 more, Algol 2C S179CR, P76-5 debris, P76-5 despin weight, Star 20 E-21, NNS O-15 | Scout B-1 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Dec 6, 1975 | 1975-F06 | S196C : Altair Fairing, Antares 2B, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 3A S196C, DAD-B Canister, Velocity Package, Star 20 E-18, DAD-B, DAD-A | Scout F-1 | VS / SLC5 | Failure |
Showing the latest 25 of 99 launches.