Mercury MS-1

USA

Orig PL Name: MS-1
Also called: Mercury-Scout 1

Launch & landing data:

Designation	F00173 / 61F12
Launch date - time	1 Nov 1961 - 15:32 UT
Launch site	CC, LC18B
Launch vehicle	Bleu Scout-2 (#D-8)
Payload	None
Mass (kg)
Suborbital flight:
- Altitude	0 statute miles
Nbr orbits	0
Flight Duration (d:u:min)	43 sec
Distance	0 statute miles
Landing date - time	1 Nov 1961

1e launch Blue Scout II, failed orbital flight.

Mission Objective:

Test of Mercury Scout launch configuration

Mission Highlights:

Mission listed as a failure

Ref.: #6b, #7 - update: 25.07.04