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NASA S-56
Launch FailureLaunch Details
Date: 4 Dec 1960, 09:14 pm UTC
Rocket: Scout X-1 (Scout)
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Type: Astrophysics
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Description
An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn't ignite.