How many times has Trailblazer 2 flown?

3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.

What is Trailblazer 2's success rate?

100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.

How much can Trailblazer 2 lift to orbit?

Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Trailblazer 2.

Is Trailblazer 2 reusable?

No. Launch Library 2 lists Trailblazer 2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.

Rocket file · LV-442

Trailblazer 2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Trailblazer · RETIRED

Trailblazer 2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It stands 15.7 m tall, first flew on 14 December 1961. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE

Height15.7 m

Diameter0.8 m

Payload to LEONOT ON FILE

Payload to GTONOT ON FILE

Maiden flight14 December 1961

ReusableNo, expendable

Launch costNOT ON FILE

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 flights3

Successful3

Failed0

Success rate100.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant2

About Trailblazer 2

American test vehicle. NASA rocket designed for high-speed re-entry tests.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Trailblazer 2 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

Trailblazer 2 in the archive

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.

Trailblazer-horse20120212(1)Cake6 ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

Trailblazer-horse20120212(2)Cake6 ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

Trailblazer-2NASA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Trailblazer 2 flown?: 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Trailblazer 2's success rate?: 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Trailblazer 2 lift to orbit?: Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Trailblazer 2.
Is Trailblazer 2 reusable?: No. Launch Library 2 lists Trailblazer 2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.