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Blue Scout II

1FLIGHTS
1FAILURES
Mar 1961FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT24 m
DIAMETER1.02 m
LAUNCH MASS16 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST471 kN
STAGES4

The RM-90 Blue Scout II was an American sounding rocket and expendable launch system which was flown three times during 1961. It was used for two HETS test flights, and the launch of the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite for NASA. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.

30 kg
TO LEO
66 lbs
471
KILONEWTONS
105,885
POUNDS-FORCE
~632
HORSEPOWER
Height24 m (79 ft)
Diameter1.02 m (3.3 ft)
Launch Mass16 kg (35 lbs)
Stages4