Rocket file · LV-264
Blue Scout II
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Blue Scout II is an expendable launch vehicle built by Vought. It stands 24.0 m tall, lifts 30 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 3 March 1961. It has flown 1 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Blue Scout II
The RM-90 Blue Scout II was an American sounding rocket and expendable launch system which was flown three times during 1961. It was used for two HETS test flights, and the launch of the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite for NASA. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Blue Scout II is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesBlue Scout II in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Blue Scout II flown?
- 1 times, with 0 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Blue Scout II's success rate?
- 0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Blue Scout II lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Blue Scout II at 30 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Blue Scout II reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Blue Scout II as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.