Scout X-1 | Explorer 9

Launch information

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Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Scout X-1 | Explorer 9’.

Launch image Scout X-1 | Explorer 9

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 16, 1961, 1:05 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

None

Launcher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rocket

Scout X-1

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Scout X-1 | Explorer 9’ 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
81 EXPLORER 9 LEO 38.84 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Scout X-1 | Explorer 9’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#97

To this date

Location Launch

#9

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#21

To this date

Orbital Launch

#97

Year 1961

Location Launch

#1

Year 1961

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1961

Agency Launch

#2

Year 1961

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