Scout A Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout A, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Scout family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Scout A made 11 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1965 and 1970. It is part of the Scout family. All 11 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 1966, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1970.
11
Launch attempts
11
Successes
0
Failures
100%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Scout A launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS | 🇺🇸United States | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Scout A launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1970 | 1970-067 | S176C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2A S176C, NNS O-19 insulation, Transit high deb, NNS O-19 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E5 ABL-149, NNS O-19 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Mar 2, 1968 | 1968-012 | S162C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +7 more, Algol 2A S162C, deb NNS O-18, NNS O-18 insulation, Transit high debris, NNS O-18 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E5 ABL-145, NNS O-18 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Sep 25, 1967 | 1967-092 | S157C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2A S157C, NNS O-14 insulation, Transit high deb, NNS O-14 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E6 ABL-135, NNS O-14 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 18, 1967 | 1967-048 | S156C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2A S156C, NNS O-13 insulation, Altair 2 X-258E6 ABL-139, NNS O-13 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 5, 1967 | 1967-042 | S155C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2A S155C, UK-3 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E6 ABL-143, UK 3 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Apr 14, 1967 | 1967-034 | S154C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +7 more, Algol 2A S154C, NNS O-12 insulation, [UNID032] RCS 0.0, Transit high deb, NNS O-12 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E6 ABL-134, NNS O-12 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Aug 18, 1966 | 1966-076 | S149C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2A S149C, NNS O-10 insulation, Transit high deb, NNS O-10 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-136, NNS O-10 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 19, 1966 | 1966-041 | S146C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +8 more, Algol 2A S146C, NNS O-9 insulation, Altair 2 part, NNS O-9 part, Transit high debris, NNS O-9 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E8 RH-110, NNS O-9 | VS / PALC-D | Success |
| Mar 26, 1966 | 1966-024 | S143C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +7 more, Algol 2A S143C, [UNID014] Transit high deb, NNS O-8 insulation, NNS O-8 despin weight, was [UNID013] RCS 0.0, Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-118, NNS O-8 | VS / PALC-D | Success |
| Jan 28, 1966 | 1966-005 | S142C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +8 more, Algol 2A S142C, NNS O-7 insulation, RCS 1.0, RCS 0.25, NNS O-7 despin weight, Transit high deb, Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-116, NNS O-7 | VS / PALC-D | Success |
| Dec 22, 1965 | 1965-109 | S140C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2A S140C, NNS O-6 insulation, Transit high deb, NNS O-6 despin weight, Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-129, NNS O-6 | VS / PALC-D | Success |