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Rocket file · LV-364

Scout X-2

Vought · Scout · RETIRED

Scout X-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Vought. It stands 25.0 m tall, lifts 76 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 29 March 1962. It has flown 2 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 50.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height25.0 m
Diameter1.0 m
Payload to LEO76 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight29 March 1962
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$8.9M
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 flights2
Successful1
Failed1
Success rate50.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantX-2

About Scout X-2

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 X-2 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 ↗
Scout X-1 with Explorer 9 Feb 16 1961
Scout X-1 with Explorer 9 Feb 16 1961Wikimedia Commons ↗
Scout X-1 with Explorer 9 Feb 16 1961 2
Scout X-1 with Explorer 9 Feb 16 1961 2Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Scout X-2 flown?
2 times, with 1 successes and 1 failures.
What is Scout X-2's success rate?
50.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
How much can Scout X-2 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Scout X-2 at 76 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Scout X-2 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Scout X-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.