Scout X-1 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout X-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 X-1 made 4 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1961. It is part of the Scout family. Of those, 2 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 50 percent. The busiest year was 1961, with 3 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1961.
4
Launch attempts
2
Successes
2
Failures
50%
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 X-1 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 🇺🇸United States | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Launch chronology
Every Scout X-1 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1961 | 1961 CHI | ST-6 : Altair Fairing, Antares, Castor +3 more, Algol 1B ST-6, Altair X-248A5 BSB-43, NASA S-55A | WI / LA3 | Success |
| Jun 30, 1961 | 1961-F06 | ST-5 : Altair Fairing, Antares, Castor +3 more, Algol 1B ST-5, Altair X-248A5 SV-112, NASA S-55 | WI / LA3 | Failure |
| Feb 16, 1961 | 1961 DEL | ST-4 : Altair Fairing, Antares, Castor +8 more, Algol 1C ST-4, S-56A Canister, [UNID125] RCS 0.01, [UNID097] RCS 0.02, deb Explorer IX, S-56A Canister part, Altair X-248-A5S SV-118, NASA S-56A | WI / LA3 | Success |
| Dec 4, 1960 | 1960-F17 | ST-3 : Altair Fairing, Antares, Castor +4 more, Algol 1B, S-56 Canister, Altair X-248 SV-86, NASA S-56 | WI / LA3 | Failure |