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Rocket file · LV-363

Scout G-1

Vought · Scout · RETIRED

Scout G-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Vought. It stands 26.0 m tall, lifts 210 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 30 October 1979. It has flown 17 times with 17 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height26.0 m
Diameter1.1 m
Payload to LEO210 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight30 October 1979
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$8.7M
StatusRETIRED

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

ON RECORD
Total flights17
Successful17
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantG-1

About Scout G-1

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Scout G-1 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Scout launch vehicle
Scout launch vehicleWikimedia Commons ↗
Indian Scout Model G-20
Indian Scout Model G-20Unknown author · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
G-67 4x4 White M3A1 Scout USA W-608466 S pic3
G-67 4x4 White M3A1 Scout USA W-608466 S pic3AlfvanBeem · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Scout G-1 flown?
17 times, with 17 successes and 0 failures.
What is Scout G-1's success rate?
100.0%. That's 17 successful flights out of 17 attempts.
How much can Scout G-1 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Scout G-1 at 210 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Scout G-1 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Scout G-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.