Scout B Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout B, 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 B made 20 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1965 and 1971. It is part of the Scout family. Of those, 18 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 90 percent. The busiest year was 1966, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1971.
20
Launch attempts
18
Successes
2
Failures
90%
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 B launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS | 🇺🇸United States | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| WI | 🇺🇸United States | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| SMLC | 🇮🇹Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Scout B launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1971 | 1971-096 | S163CR : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S163CR, SSS 1 despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-16, SSS A | SMLC | Success |
| Jul 8, 1971 | 1971-058 | S177C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S177C, Solrad 10 despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-7, Solar Explorer C | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Apr 24, 1971 | 1971-036 | S173C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S173C, San Marco 3 despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-14, San Marco C | SMLC | Success |
| Dec 12, 1970 | 1970-107 | S175C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +3 more, Algol 2B S175C, FW4S S/N 2223-10, SAS A | SMLC | Success |
| Nov 9, 1970 | 1970-094 | S174C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2B S173C, FW4S S/N 2223-3, OFO despin weight, RM yo weight, RM, Orbiting Frog Otolith 1 | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Nov 8, 1969 | 1969-097 | S169C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +7 more, Algol 2B S169C, Azur despin weight 4, Azur despin weight 3, Azur despin weight 2, Azur despin weight 1, FW4S S/N 2223-5, GRS-A | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 1, 1969 | 1969-083 | S172C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S172C, ESRO 1B despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-6, ESRO 1B | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 3, 1968 | 1968-084 | S167C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S167C, ESRO 1A despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-1, ESRO 1A | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Aug 8, 1968 | 1968-066 | S165C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +6 more, Algol 2B S165C, deb Explorer 39, Injun despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-4, Injun 5, AD-C | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 17, 1968 | 1968-041 | S161C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S161C, ESRO 2B despin weight, FW4S S/N 2218-10, ESRO 2B | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Mar 5, 1968 | 1968-017 | S160C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +5 more, Algol 2B S160C, deb Explorer 37, Explorer 37 launch debris, FW4S S/N 2218-8, Solar Explorer B | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Dec 5, 1967 | 1967-120 | S158C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +5 more, Algol 2B S158C, OV3-6 launch debris, OV3-6 despin weight, FW4S S/N 30210, OV3-6 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| May 30, 1967 | 1967-F05 | S152C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S152C, FW4S S/N 30206, ESRO 2A despin weight, ESRO 2A | VS / SLC5 | Failure |
| Apr 26, 1967 | 1967-038 | S153C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S153C, San Marco 2 despin weight, FW4S S/N 30202, San Marco B | SMLC | Success |
| Jan 31, 1967 | 1967-F01 | S151C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +3 more, Algol 2B S151C, FW4S S/N 30204, OV3-5 | VS / SLC5 | Failure |
| Oct 28, 1966 | 1966-097 | S150C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S150C, OV3-2 despin weight, FW4S S/N 30201, OV3-2 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Aug 4, 1966 | 1966-070 | S148C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S148C, OV3-3 despin weight, FW4S S/N 30105, OV3-3 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Jun 10, 1966 | 1966-052 | S147C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +5 more, Algol 2B S147C, deb FW4S, OV3-4 despin weight, FW4S S/N 20039, OV3-4 | WI / LA3A | Success |
| Apr 22, 1966 | 1966-034 | S145C : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2B S145C, OV3-1 despin weight, FW4S S/N 20031A, OV3-1 | VS / PALC-D | Success |
| Aug 10, 1965 | 1965-063 | S131R : deb FW4S, Altair Fairing, X-259A3 +6 more, Castor 2, Algol 2B S131R, FW4S S/N 20038, deb FW4S 20038, Secor I S/N 2 (TR-27), Scout Adapter E-1P | WI / LA3A | Success |