# List of Scout launches

This is a list of launches made by the Scout rocket.

## Launch charts
### Launch outcomes

* Failure
* Partial Failure
* Success

### Launch site

* Wallops, LA-3
* Wallops, LA-3A
* Vandenberg, SLC-5
* San Marco Platform
* Cape Canaveral, LC-18B

### Launch configuration

* Scout X
* Blue Scout
* Scout A
* Scout B
* Scout D
* Scout E
* Scout F
* Scout G

### Launch destination

* Suborbital
* Low Earth Orbit
* High Earth Orbit

## Tables
### Launches by vehicle

| Vehicle | Launches | Successes | Failures |
| Blue Scout II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scout X-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scout X-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scout X-3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Scout X-4 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Scout A | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Scout B | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Scout D | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Scout E | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scout F | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scout G | 17 | 17 | 0 |

### Launches by decade

| Year | Launches | Success | Failures |
| 1960-69 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
| 1970-79 | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| 1980-89 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990-99 | 5 | 5 | 0 |

## Launch History

| Date/time (UTC) | Date/time (UTC) | Configuration | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome |
| Date/time (UTC) | Date/time (UTC) | Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function |
| Remarks ||||
| 1960 Main article: 1960 in spaceflight ||||||
| 18 April 1960 23:09 | 18 April 1960 23:09 | Scout X | X-1 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 18 April 1960 23:09 | 18 April 1960 23:09 | N/A | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight |
| 2 July 1960 00:04 | 2 July 1960 00:04 | Scout X-1 | ST-1 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 2 July 1960 00:04 | 2 July 1960 00:04 | N/A | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight |
| 4 October 1960 15:23 | 4 October 1960 15:23 | Scout X-1 | ST-2 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 4 October 1960 15:23 | 4 October 1960 15:23 | N/A | Suborbital | NASA | Test flight |
| 4 December 1960 21:14 | 4 December 1960 21:14 | Scout X-1 | ST-3 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 4 December 1960 21:14 | 4 December 1960 21:14 | Explorer S-56 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Technology |
| 1961 Main article: 1961 in spaceflight ||||||
| 7 January 1961 17:33 | 7 January 1961 17:33 | Blue Scout I | D-3 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful |
| 7 January 1961 17:33 | 7 January 1961 17:33 | N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight |
| 16 February 1961 13:05 | 16 February 1961 13:05 | Scout X-1 | ST-4 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 16 February 1961 13:05 | 16 February 1961 13:05 | Explorer 9 | Low Earth | NASA | Technology |
| 3 March 1961 16:02 | 3 March 1961 16:02 | Blue Scout II | D-4 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful |
| 3 March 1961 16:02 | 3 March 1961 16:02 | N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight |
| 12 April 1961 06:07 | 12 April 1961 06:07 | Blue Scout II | D-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful |
| 12 April 1961 06:07 | 12 April 1961 06:07 | N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight |
| 9 May 1961 16:00 | 9 May 1961 16:00 | Blue Scout I | D-6 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful |
| 9 May 1961 16:00 | 9 May 1961 16:00 | N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight |
| 30 June 1961 17:09 | 30 June 1961 17:09 | Scout X-1 | ST-5 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 30 June 1961 17:09 | 30 June 1961 17:09 | Explorer S-55 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Micrometeorite Research |
| 25 August 1961 18:29 | 25 August 1961 18:29 | Scout X-1 | ST-6 | Wallops LA-3 | Partial Failure |
| 25 August 1961 18:29 | 25 August 1961 18:29 | Explorer 13 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research |
| 19 October 1961 17:38 | 19 October 1961 17:38 | Scout X-1 | ST-7 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 19 October 1961 17:38 | 19 October 1961 17:38 | P-21 | Suborbital | NASA | Ionospheric research |
| 1 November 1961 15:32 | 1 November 1961 15:32 | Blue Scout II | D-8 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Failure |
| 1 November 1961 15:32 | 1 November 1961 15:32 | Mercury-Scout 1 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Technology |
| 1962 Main article: 1962 in spaceflight ||||||
| 1 March 1962 05:07 | 1 March 1962 05:07 | Scout X-1A | ST-8 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 1 March 1962 05:07 | 1 March 1962 05:07 | Re-Entry 1 | Suborbital | NASA | Test flight |
| 29 March 1962 07:27 | 29 March 1962 07:27 | Scout X-2 | ST-9 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 29 March 1962 07:27 | 29 March 1962 07:27 | P-21A | Suborbital | NASA | Ionospheric research |
| 12 April 1962 16:00 | 12 April 1962 16:00 | Blue Scout I | D-7 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful |
| 12 April 1962 16:00 | 12 April 1962 16:00 | N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight |
| 26 April 1962 10:49 | 26 April 1962 10:49 | Scout X-2 | S111 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 26 April 1962 10:49 | 26 April 1962 10:49 | Solrad 4B | Low Earth (planned) | NRL | Reconnaissance/Ionospheric research |
| 24 May 1962 ? | 24 May 1962 ? | Scout X-2M | S112 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 24 May 1962 ? | 24 May 1962 ? | DSAP-1 F1 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology |
| 23 August 1962 11:44 | 23 August 1962 11:44 | Scout X-2M | S117 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 23 August 1962 11:44 | 23 August 1962 11:44 | DSAP-1 F2 | Low Earth | USAF | Meteorology |
| 31 August 1962 16:25 | 31 August 1962 16:25 | Scout X-3A | S114 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 31 August 1962 16:25 | 31 August 1962 16:25 | Re-Entry 2 | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight |
| 16 December 1962 14:33 | 16 December 1962 14:33 | Scout X-3 | S115 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 16 December 1962 14:33 | 16 December 1962 14:33 | Explorer 16 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research |
| 19 December 1962 01:25 | 19 December 1962 01:25 | Scout X-3 | S118 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 19 December 1962 01:25 | 19 December 1962 01:25 | Transit-5A 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1963 Main article: 1963 in spaceflight ||||||
| 19 February 1963 16:33 | 19 February 1963 16:33 | Scout X-3M | S126 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 19 February 1963 16:33 | 19 February 1963 16:33 | DSAP-1 F3 | Low Earth | USAF | Meteorology |
| 5 April 1963 03:01 | 5 April 1963 03:01 | Scout X-3 | S119 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 5 April 1963 03:01 | 5 April 1963 03:01 | Transit-5A 2 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Navigation |
| 26 April 1963 ? | 26 April 1963 ? | Scout X-2M | S121 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 26 April 1963 ? | 26 April 1963 ? | DSAP-1 F4 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology |
| 22 May 1963 04:38 | 22 May 1963 04:38 | Scout X-3 | S116 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 22 May 1963 04:38 | 22 May 1963 04:38 | RFD-1 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 16 June 1963 01:49 | 16 June 1963 01:49 | Scout X-3 | S120 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 16 June 1963 01:49 | 16 June 1963 01:49 | Transit-5A 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 28 June 1963 21:19 | 28 June 1963 21:19 | Scout X-4 | S113 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 28 June 1963 21:19 | 28 June 1963 21:19 | CRL-1 (GRS) | Low Earth | USAF CRL | Geophysics |
| 20 July 1963 05:44 | 20 July 1963 05:44 | Scout X-3A | S110 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure |
| 20 July 1963 05:44 | 20 July 1963 05:44 | Re-Entry 3 | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 27 September 1963 11:17 | 27 September 1963 11:17 | Scout X-2B | S132 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 27 September 1963 11:17 | 27 September 1963 11:17 | DSAP-1 F5 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology |
| 19 December 1963 18:49 | 19 December 1963 18:49 | Scout X-4 | S122R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 19 December 1963 18:49 | 19 December 1963 18:49 | Explorer 19 | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research |
| 1964 Main article: 1964 in spaceflight ||||||
| 27 March 1964 17:25 | 27 March 1964 17:25 | Scout X-3 | S127R | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 27 March 1964 17:25 | 27 March 1964 17:25 | Ariel 2 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionopheric Research |
| 4 June 1964 03:50 | 4 June 1964 03:50 | Scout X-4 | S125R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 4 June 1964 03:50 | 4 June 1964 03:50 | Transit-5C 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 25 June 1964 01:40 | 25 June 1964 01:40 | Scout X-4 | S128R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 25 June 1964 01:40 | 25 June 1964 01:40 | CRL-2 (ESRS) | Low Earth (planned) | USAF CRL | Ionospheric Research |
| 20 July 1964 10:53 | 20 July 1964 10:53 | Scout X-4 | S124R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 20 July 1964 10:53 | 20 July 1964 10:53 | SERT-1 | Suborbital | NASA | Technology |
| 18 August 1964 06:05 | 18 August 1964 06:05 | Scout X-4A | S129R | Wallops LA-3 | Successful |
| 18 August 1964 06:05 | 18 August 1964 06:05 | Re-Entry 4A | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 25 August 1964 13:43 | 25 August 1964 13:43 | Scout X-4 | S134R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 25 August 1964 13:43 | 25 August 1964 13:43 | Explorer 20 | Low Earth | NASA | Ionospheric Research |
| 9 October 1964 04:04 | 9 October 1964 04:04 | Scout X-3C | S130R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 9 October 1964 04:04 | 9 October 1964 04:04 | RFD-2 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 10 October 1964 03:01 | 10 October 1964 03:01 | Scout X-4 | S123R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 10 October 1964 03:01 | 10 October 1964 03:01 | Explorer 22 | Low Earth | NASA | Geodesy/Ionospheric Research |
| 6 November 1964 12:02 | 6 November 1964 12:02 | Scout X-4 | S133R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 6 November 1964 12:02 | 6 November 1964 12:02 | Explorer 23 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research |
| 21 November 1964 17:09 | 21 November 1964 17:09 | Scout X-4 | S135R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 21 November 1964 17:09 | 21 November 1964 17:09 | Explorer 24 Explorer 25 | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research |
| 15 December 1964 20:20 | 15 December 1964 20:20 | Scout X-4 | S137R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 15 December 1964 20:20 | 15 December 1964 20:20 | San Marco 1 | Low Earth | CNR | Atmospheric Research |
| First Italian satellite ||||
| 1965 Main article: 1965 in spaceflight ||||||
| 29 April 1965 14:17 | 29 April 1965 14:17 | Scout X-4 | S136R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 29 April 1965 14:17 | 29 April 1965 14:17 | Explorer 27 | Low Earth | NASA | Geodesy/Ionospheric Research |
| 10 August 1965 17:54 | 10 August 1965 17:54 | Scout B | S131R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 10 August 1965 17:54 | 10 August 1965 17:54 | SECOR-5 SEV | Low Earth | US Army NASA | Geodesy Technology |
| 19 November 1965 04:48 | 19 November 1965 04:48 | Scout X-4 | S138R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 19 November 1965 04:48 | 19 November 1965 04:48 | Explorer 30 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research |
| 6 December 1965 21:05 | 6 December 1965 21:05 | Scout X-4 | S139R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 6 December 1965 21:05 | 6 December 1965 21:05 | FR-1 | Low Earth | CNES | Ionospheric Research |
| 22 December 1965 04:33 | 22 December 1965 04:33 | Scout A | S140C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 22 December 1965 04:33 | 22 December 1965 04:33 | Transit-O 6 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1966 Main article: 1966 in spaceflight ||||||
| 28 January 1966 17:06 | 28 January 1966 17:06 | Scout A | S142C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 28 January 1966 17:06 | 28 January 1966 17:06 | Transit-O 7 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 10 February 1966 00:55 | 10 February 1966 00:55 | Scout X-4A | S141C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 10 February 1966 00:55 | 10 February 1966 00:55 | Re-Entry 4B | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 26 March 1966 03:31 | 26 March 1966 03:31 | Scout A | S143C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 26 March 1966 03:31 | 26 March 1966 03:31 | Transit-O 8 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 22 April 1966 09:45 | 22 April 1966 09:45 | Scout B | S145C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 22 April 1966 09:45 | 22 April 1966 09:45 | OV3-1 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 19 May 1966 02:27 | 19 May 1966 02:27 | Scout A | S146C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 19 May 1966 02:27 | 19 May 1966 02:27 | Transit-O 9 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 10 June 1966 04:15 | 10 June 1966 04:15 | Scout B | S147C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 10 June 1966 04:15 | 10 June 1966 04:15 | OV3-4 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 4 August 1966 10:45 | 4 August 1966 10:45 | Scout B | S148C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 4 August 1966 10:45 | 4 August 1966 10:45 | OV3-3 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 18 August 1966 02:25 | 18 August 1966 02:25 | Scout A | S149C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 18 August 1966 02:25 | 18 August 1966 02:25 | Transit-O 10 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 28 October 1966 11:56 | 28 October 1966 11:56 | Scout B | S150C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 28 October 1966 11:56 | 28 October 1966 11:56 | OV3-2 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 1967 Main article: 1967 in spaceflight ||||||
| 31 January 1967 12:45 | 31 January 1967 12:45 | Scout B | S151C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 31 January 1967 12:45 | 31 January 1967 12:45 | OV3-5 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 14 April 1967 03:25 | 14 April 1967 03:25 | Scout A | S154C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 14 April 1967 03:25 | 14 April 1967 03:25 | Transit-O 12 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 26 April 1967 10:06 | 26 April 1967 10:06 | Scout B | S153C | San Marco | Successful |
| 26 April 1967 10:06 | 26 April 1967 10:06 | San Marco 2 | Low Earth | CRN | Atmospheric Research |
| 5 May 1967 16:00 | 5 May 1967 16:00 | Scout A | S155C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 5 May 1967 16:00 | 5 May 1967 16:00 | Ariel 3 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionospheric Research |
| 18 May 1967 09:05 | 18 May 1967 09:05 | Scout A | S156C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 18 May 1967 09:05 | 18 May 1967 09:05 | Transit-O 13 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 30 May 1967 02:06 | 30 May 1967 02:06 | Scout A | S152C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 30 May 1967 02:06 | 30 May 1967 02:06 | ESRO 2A | Low Earth (planned) | ESRO | Ionospheric Research |
| 25 September 1967 08:25 | 25 September 1967 08:25 | Scout A | S157C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 25 September 1967 08:25 | 25 September 1967 08:25 | Transit-O 14 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 19 October 1967 17:33 | 19 October 1967 17:33 | Scout B | S159C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 19 October 1967 17:33 | 19 October 1967 17:33 | RAM-C1 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 5 December 1967 01:03 | 5 December 1967 01:03 | Scout B | S158C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 5 December 1967 01:03 | 5 December 1967 01:03 | OV3-6 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 1968 Main article: 1968 in spaceflight ||||||
| 2 March 1968 03:55 | 2 March 1968 03:55 | Scout A | S162C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 2 March 1968 03:55 | 2 March 1968 03:55 | Transit-O 18 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 5 March 1968 18:28 | 5 March 1968 18:28 | Scout B | S160C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 5 March 1968 18:28 | 5 March 1968 18:28 | Explorer 37 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research |
| 27 April 1968 05:19 | 27 April 1968 05:19 | Scout X-5C | S164C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 27 April 1968 05:19 | 27 April 1968 05:19 | Re-Entry 5 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 17 May 1968 02:06 | 17 May 1968 02:06 | Scout B | S161C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 17 May 1968 02:06 | 17 May 1968 02:06 | ESRO 2B | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research |
| 8 August 1968 20:12 | 8 August 1968 20:12 | Scout B | S165C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 8 August 1968 20:12 | 8 August 1968 20:12 | Explorer 39 Explorer 40 | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric/Ionospheric Research |
| 22 August 1968 15:16 | 22 August 1968 15:16 | Scout B | S168C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 22 August 1968 15:16 | 22 August 1968 15:16 | RAM-C2 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 3 October 1968 20:49 | 3 October 1968 20:49 | Scout B | S167C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 3 October 1968 20:49 | 3 October 1968 20:49 | ESRO 1A (Aurorae) | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research |
| 1969 Main article: 1969 in spaceflight ||||||
| 1 October 1969 22:29 | 1 October 1969 22:29 | Scout B | S172C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 1 October 1969 22:29 | 1 October 1969 22:29 | ESRO 1B (Boreas) | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research |
| 8 November 1969 01:52 | 8 November 1969 01:52 | Scout B | S169C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 8 November 1969 01:52 | 8 November 1969 01:52 | Azur (GRS-1) | Low Earth | DLR | Ionospheric Research |
| 1970 Main article: 1970 in spaceflight ||||||
| 27 August 1970 13:23 | 27 August 1970 13:23 | Scout A | S176C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 27 August 1970 13:23 | 27 August 1970 13:23 | Transit-O 19 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 30 September 1970 20:06 | 30 September 1970 20:06 | Scout B | S171C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 30 September 1970 20:06 | 30 September 1970 20:06 | RAM-C3 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 9 November 1970 06:00 | 9 November 1970 06:00 | Scout B | S174C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 9 November 1970 06:00 | 9 November 1970 06:00 | OFO | Low Earth | NASA | Life Sciences |
| 12 December 1970 10:53 | 12 December 1970 10:53 | Scout B | S175C | San Marco | Successful |
| 12 December 1970 10:53 | 12 December 1970 10:53 | Explorer 42 (Uhuru) | Low Earth | NASA | X-ray Astronomy |
| 1971 Main article: 1971 in spaceflight ||||||
| 24 April 1971 07:32 | 24 April 1971 07:32 | Scout B | S173C | San Marco | Successful |
| 24 April 1971 07:32 | 24 April 1971 07:32 | San Marco 3 | Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research |
| 20 June 1971 19:31 | 20 June 1971 19:31 | Scout B | S144CR | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 20 June 1971 19:31 | 20 June 1971 19:31 | PAET | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test |
| 8 July 1971 22:58 | 8 July 1971 22:58 | Scout B | S177C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 8 July 1971 22:58 | 8 July 1971 22:58 | Explorer 44 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research |
| 16 August 1971 18:39 | 16 August 1971 18:39 | Scout B-1 | S180C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 16 August 1971 18:39 | 16 August 1971 18:39 | Eole | Low Earth | CNES | Data Relay |
| 20 September 1971 23:31 | 20 September 1971 23:31 | Scout B | S166C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 20 September 1971 23:31 | 20 September 1971 23:31 | BIC | Suborbital | NASA/DLR | Ionospheric Research |
| 15 November 1971 05:52 | 15 November 1971 05:52 | Scout B | S163CR | San Marco | Successful |
| 15 November 1971 05:52 | 15 November 1971 05:52 | Explorer 45 | High Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research |
| 11 December 1971 20:47 | 11 December 1971 20:47 | Scout B-1 | S183C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 11 December 1971 20:47 | 11 December 1971 20:47 | Ariel 4 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionospheric Research |
| 1972 Main article: 1972 in spaceflight ||||||
| 13 August 1972 15:10 | 13 August 1972 15:10 | Scout D-1 | S184C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 13 August 1972 15:10 | 13 August 1972 15:10 | Explorer 46 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research |
| 2 September 1972 17:50 | 2 September 1972 17:50 | Scout B-1 | S182C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 2 September 1972 17:50 | 2 September 1972 17:50 | Triad 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 15 November 1972 22:13 | 15 November 1972 22:13 | Scout D-1 | S170CR | San Marco | Successful |
| 15 November 1972 22:13 | 15 November 1972 22:13 | Explorer 48 (SAS-B) | Low Earth | NASA | Astronomy |
| 22 November 1972 00:17 | 22 November 1972 00:17 | Scout D-1 | S185C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 22 November 1972 00:17 | 22 November 1972 00:17 | ESRO 4 | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research |
| 16 December 1972 11:24 | 16 December 1972 11:24 | Scout D-1 | S181C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 16 December 1972 11:24 | 16 December 1972 11:24 | Aeros-A | Low Earth | DLR/NASA | Ionospheric Research |
| 1973 Main article: 1973 in spaceflight ||||||
| 30 October 1973 00:37 | 30 October 1973 00:37 | Scout A-1 | S178C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 30 October 1973 00:37 | 30 October 1973 00:37 | Transit-O 20 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1974 Main article: 1974 in spaceflight ||||||
| 18 February 1974 10:05 | 18 February 1974 10:05 | Scout D-1 | S190C | San Marco | Successful |
| 18 February 1974 10:05 | 18 February 1974 10:05 | San Marco 4 | Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research |
| 9 March 1974 02:22 | 9 March 1974 02:22 | Scout D-1 | S188C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 9 March 1974 02:22 | 9 March 1974 02:22 | Miranda (X-4) | Low Earth | SERC | Technology |
| 3 June 1974 23:09 | 3 June 1974 23:09 | Scout E-1 | S191C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 3 June 1974 23:09 | 3 June 1974 23:09 | Explorer 52 | High Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research |
| 16 July 1974 11:51 | 16 July 1974 11:51 | Scout D-1 | S186C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 16 July 1974 11:51 | 16 July 1974 11:51 | Aeros-B | Low Earth | DLR/NASA | Ionospheric Research |
| 30 August 1974 14:07 | 30 August 1974 14:07 | Scout D-1 | S189C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 30 August 1974 14:07 | 30 August 1974 14:07 | ANS | Low Earth | NIVR/NASA | Astronomy |
| 15 October 1974 07:47 | 15 October 1974 07:47 | Scout B-1 | S187C | San Marco | Successful |
| 15 October 1974 07:47 | 15 October 1974 07:47 | Ariel 5 | Low Earth | SERC | Astronomy |
| 1975 Main article: 1975 in spaceflight ||||||
| 7 May 1975 22:45 | 7 May 1975 22:45 | Scout F-1 | S194C | San Marco | Successful |
| 7 May 1975 22:45 | 7 May 1975 22:45 | Explorer 53 (SAS-C) | Low Earth | NASA | Astronomy |
| 12 October 1975 06:39 | 12 October 1975 06:39 | Scout D-1 | S195C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 12 October 1975 06:39 | 12 October 1975 06:39 | Triad 2 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 6 December 1975 03:35 | 6 December 1975 03:35 | Scout F-1 | S196C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure |
| 6 December 1975 03:35 | 6 December 1975 03:35 | Dual Air Density Explorer | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Atmospheric Research |
| 1976 Main article: 1976 in spaceflight ||||||
| 22 May 1976 07:42 | 22 May 1976 07:42 | Scout B-1 | S179CR | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 22 May 1976 07:42 | 22 May 1976 07:42 | Wideband (STP P76-5) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 18 June 1976 11:41 | 18 June 1976 11:41 | Scout D-1 | S193C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 18 June 1976 11:41 | 18 June 1976 11:41 | Gravity Probe A | Suborbital | NASA | Cosmology Research |
| 1 September 1976 21:14 | 1 September 1976 21:14 | Scout D-1 | S197C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 1 September 1976 21:14 | 1 September 1976 21:14 | Triad 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1977 Main article: 1977 in spaceflight ||||||
| 28 October 1977 04:52 | 28 October 1977 04:52 | Scout D-1 | S200C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 28 October 1977 04:52 | 28 October 1977 04:52 | Transat (Transit-O 11) | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation/Technology |
| 1978 Main article: 1978 in spaceflight ||||||
| 26 April 1978 10:20 | 26 April 1978 10:20 | Scout D-1 | S201C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 26 April 1978 10:20 | 26 April 1978 10:20 | Explorer 56 (HCMM) | Low Earth | NASA | Earth Observation |
| 1979 Main article: 1979 in spaceflight ||||||
| 18 February 1979 16:18 | 18 February 1979 16:18 | Scout D-1 | S202C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 18 February 1979 16:18 | 18 February 1979 16:18 | Explorer 60 (SAGE) | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research |
| 2 June 1979 23:26 | 2 June 1979 23:26 | Scout D-1 | S198C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 2 June 1979 23:26 | 2 June 1979 23:26 | Ariel 6 | Low Earth | SERC | Astronomy |
| 30 October 1979 14:16 | 30 October 1979 14:16 | Scout G-1 | S203C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 30 October 1979 14:16 | 30 October 1979 14:16 | Explorer 61 (Magsat) | Low Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research |
| 1980 Main article: 1980 in spaceflight ||||||
| 1981 Main article: 1981 in spaceflight ||||||
| 15 May 1981 06:07 | 15 May 1981 06:07 | Scout G-1 | S192C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 15 May 1981 06:07 | 15 May 1981 06:07 | Nova 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1982 Main article: 1982 in spaceflight ||||||
| 1983 Main article: 1983 in spaceflight ||||||
| 27 June 1983 15:37 | 27 June 1983 15:37 | Scout D-1 | S205C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 27 June 1983 15:37 | 27 June 1983 15:37 | HILAT (STP P83-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 1984 Main article: 1984 in spaceflight ||||||
| 12 October 1984 01:43 | 12 October 1984 01:43 | Scout G-1 | S208C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 12 October 1984 01:43 | 12 October 1984 01:43 | Nova 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1985 Main article: 1985 in spaceflight ||||||
| 3 August 1985 03:31 | 3 August 1985 03:31 | Scout G-1 | S209C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 3 August 1985 03:31 | 3 August 1985 03:31 | Transit-O 24 Transit-O 30 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 13 December 1985 02:35 | 13 December 1985 02:35 | Scout G-1 | S207C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful |
| 13 December 1985 02:35 | 13 December 1985 02:35 | ITV-1 (USA-13) ITV-2 (USA-14) | Low Earth | USAF | ASAT target |
| 1986 Main article: 1986 in spaceflight ||||||
| 14 November 1986 00:23 | 14 November 1986 00:23 | Scout G-1 | S199C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 14 November 1986 00:23 | 14 November 1986 00:23 | Polar BEAR (STP P87-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 1987 Main article: 1987 in spaceflight ||||||
| 16 September 1987 19:22 | 16 September 1987 19:22 | Scout G-1 | S204C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 16 September 1987 19:22 | 16 September 1987 19:22 | Transit-O 27 Transit-O 29 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1988 Main article: 1988 in spaceflight ||||||
| 25 March 1988 19:50 | 25 March 1988 19:50 | Scout G-1 | S206C | San Marco | Successful |
| 25 March 1988 19:50 | 25 March 1988 19:50 | San Marco 5 | Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research |
| 26 April 1988 01:57 | 26 April 1988 01:57 | Scout G-1 | S211C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 26 April 1988 01:57 | 26 April 1988 01:57 | Transit-O 23 Transit-O 32 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 16 June 1988 06:54 | 16 June 1988 06:54 | Scout G-1 | S213C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 16 June 1988 06:54 | 16 June 1988 06:54 | Nova 2 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 25 August 1988 06:59 | 25 August 1988 06:59 | Scout G-1 | S214C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 25 August 1988 06:59 | 25 August 1988 06:59 | Transit-O 25 Transit-O 31 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation |
| 1989 Main article: 1989 in spaceflight ||||||
| 1990 Main article: 1990 in spaceflight ||||||
| 9 May 1990 17:50 | 9 May 1990 17:50 | Scout G-1 | S212C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 9 May 1990 17:50 | 9 May 1990 17:50 | MACSAT-1 MACSAT-2 | Low Earth | DARPA | Communication/Technology |
| 1991 Main article: 1991 in spaceflight ||||||
| 29 June 1991 14:00 | 29 June 1991 14:00 | Scout G-1 | S216C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 29 June 1991 14:00 | 29 June 1991 14:00 | REX (STP P89-1A) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research |
| 1992 Main article: 1992 in spaceflight ||||||
| 3 July 1992 14:19 | 3 July 1992 14:19 | Scout G-1 | S215C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 3 July 1992 14:19 | 3 July 1992 14:19 | SAMPEX (Explorer 68) | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research |
| 21 November 1992 13:45 | 21 November 1992 13:45 | Scout G-1 | S210C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 21 November 1992 13:45 | 21 November 1992 13:45 | MSTI-1 | Low Earth | SDIO | Technology |
| 1993 Main article: 1993 in spaceflight ||||||
| 25 June 1993 23:30 | 25 June 1993 23:30 | Scout G-1 | S217C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 25 June 1993 23:30 | 25 June 1993 23:30 | RADCAL (STP P92-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Radar calibration |
| 1994 Main article: 1994 in spaceflight ||||||
| 9 May 1994 02:47 | 9 May 1994 02:47 | Scout G-1 | S218C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful |
| 9 May 1994 02:47 | 9 May 1994 02:47 | MSTI-2 | Low Earth | SDIO | Technology |