Rocket file · LV-265
Blue Scout Jr
Blue Scout Jr is an expendable launch vehicle built by Vought. It stands 12.4 m tall, first flew on 21 September 1960. It has flown 8 times with 8 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. 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 Jr
The XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior (sometimes called Journeyman B) was a rocket of the U.S. Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Blue Scout Jr is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesBlue Scout Jr in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Blue Scout Jr flown?
- 8 times, with 8 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Blue Scout Jr's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 8 successful flights out of 8 attempts.
- How much can Blue Scout Jr lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Blue Scout Jr.
- Is Blue Scout Jr reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Blue Scout Jr as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.