Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Failure

Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.

Mission type: Communications · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Blue Scout II · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch pad

Launch Complex 18B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)