Scout D-1 | Miranda

Launch information

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Mission description

British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Scout D-1 | Miranda’.

Launch image Scout D-1 | Miranda

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 9, 1974, 2:22 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Miranda (LEO)

Launcher

Science and Engineering Research Council

Rocket

Scout D-1

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Scout D-1 | Miranda’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
7213 MIRANDA (X-4) SSO 97.86 UNITED KINGDOM In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Scout D-1 | Miranda’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1543

To this date

Location Launch

#410

To this date

Pad Launch

#44

To this date

Agency Launch

#4

To this date

Orbital Launch

#14

Year 1974

Location Launch

#2

Year 1974

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1974

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1974

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