Scout B-1 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout B-1, 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-1 made 5 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1971 and 1976. It is part of the Scout family. All 5 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 1971, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1976.
5
Launch attempts
5
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 B-1 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS | 🇺🇸United States | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SMLC | 🇮🇹Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WI | 🇺🇸United States | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Scout B-1 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Oct 15, 1974 | 1974-077 | S187C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +3 more, Algol 2C S187C, Star 20 E-13, UK 5 | SMLC | Success |
| Sep 2, 1972 | 1972-069 | S182C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2C S182C, Triad OI-1X despin weight, FW4S S/N 2376-1, Triad OI-1X | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Dec 11, 1971 | 1971-109 | S183C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +4 more, Algol 2C S183C, Ariel 4 despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-12, UK 4 | VS / SLC5 | Success |
| Aug 16, 1971 | 1971-071 | S180C : Altair Fairing, X-259B3, Castor 2 +5 more, Algol 2C S180C, Eole despin weight, FW4S S/N 2223-15, [UNID146] RCS 0.04, FR-2 | WI / LA3A | Success |