Scout X-3 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Scout X-3, 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-3 made 5 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1962 and 1964. It is part of the Scout family. Of those, 4 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 80 percent. The busiest year was 1962, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1964.
5
Launch attempts
4
Successes
1
Failures
80%
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-3 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 🇺🇸United States | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| WI | 🇺🇸United States | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Scout X-3 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1964 | 1964-015 | S127R : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor +4 more, Algol 2A S127R, Ariel II despin weight, Altair X-248-A5 BSB-407A, UK 2 | WI / LA3 | Success |
| Jun 16, 1963 | 1963-022 | S120 : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor +4 more, Algol 2A S120, Transit VA-3 despin weight, Altair X-248-A5S BSB-254, Transit VA-3 | PA / LC-D | Success |
| Apr 5, 1963 | 1963-F04 | S119 : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor +4 more, Algol 2A S119, Altair X-248-A5 BSB-223, Transit 5A-2 despin weight, Transit VA-2 | PA / LC-D | Failure |
| Dec 19, 1962 | 1962 B PSI | S118 : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor +5 more, Algol 2A S118, deb Transit VA-1, Transit VA-1 despin weight, Altair X-248-A5 BSB-240, Transit VA-1 | PA / LC-D | Success |
| Dec 16, 1962 | 1962 B CHI | S115 : Altair Fairing, X-259A3, Castor +3 more, Algol 2A S115, Altair X-248-A5 BSB-256, NASA S-55B | WI / LA3 | Success |