Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| P76-5 Mission | Scout B-1 | May 22, 1976 |
| Ariel 5 Mission | Scout B-1 | Oct 15, 1974 |
| NNS O-20 (N-15) | Scout A-1 | Oct 30, 1973 |
| Triad |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Blue Scout II | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Scout A | Not stated | 11 | Retired |
Scout A-1 | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Scout B | Not stated | 20 | Retired |
Scout B-1 F |
| Sep 2, 1972 |
| Ariel 4 Mission | Scout B-1 F | Dec 11, 1971 |
| Explorer 45 | Scout B | Nov 15, 1971 |
| Eole Mission | Scout B-1 F | Aug 16, 1971 |
| Explorer 44 | Scout B | Jul 8, 1971 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Scout B-1 | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
Scout B-1 F | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Scout X-1 | Not stated | 4 | Retired |
Scout X-2 | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Scout X-2B | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Scout X-2M | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Scout X-3 | Not stated | 5 | Retired |
Scout X-3M | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Scout X-4 | Not stated | 12 | Retired |
The Scout-1 Sentry mission is intended to demonstrate operational capabilities and to show Quantum Space investors that the company can achieve a key milestone in its business plan.
Scout-1 will test a sensor that Quantum Space plans to send to deep space as part of the QuantumNet constellation.
Scout-1 is designed to operate with future Scout satellites and with Ranger, a Quantum Space spacecraft designed for deep space operational capabilities.
Quantum Space plans to launch its first satellite, Scout-1, no earlier than March 2024 on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare flight.
IARPA’s SINTRA program was awarded via a competitive Broad Agency Announcement to four teams, including a team led by SRI International as a prime contractor with support from SCOUT and Leidos.
Peraton Labs will tailor and mature the 1553 Bus Defender solution to meet integration requirements and qualification testing for the Northrop Grumman-developed MQ-8C Fire Scout.
The 1553 Bus Defender solution will provide cybersecurity defenses for the MIL-STD-1553 data bus to protect the MQ-8C Fire Scout from unauthorized access and cyberattacks launched or propagated over the data bus.
Peraton Labs was awarded a $9,200,000 contract for the engineering, development, production, testing, and evaluation of MIL-STD-1553 data bus cybersecurity IDS/IPS devices for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air system.
The MQ-8C Fire Scout uses the MIL-STD-1553 data bus.
Scout is designed for beyond-LEO multi-payload operations in an ESPA-Grande form factor and is modular to respond to the changing cislunar and GEO market.
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ESA selected CubeMAP as the first Scout mission in December 2020.
The MMX rover will land on Phobos as a scout for the main mission and will drive to study the composition and characteristics of the soil on Phobos.
Ranger will deploy Quantum Space’s Scout vehicles, which are key elements of the company’s QuantumNet fleet for providing data products and services throughout cislunar space.
Work on both Scout and Ranger is supported by a $15,000,000 Series A round Quantum Space raised in December.
Ranger will deploy Quantum Space’s Scout vehicles, which are key to development of the company’s QuantumNet fleet aimed at providing data products and services throughout cislunar space.
The $15,000,000 investment allows Quantum Space to move forward with plans to launch the QS-1 mission in October 2024 to place the first Scout into cislunar space.
By 2032, more than 40 Scout vehicles will form nodes at strategic locations within cislunar space to create QuantumNet.
By 2032, more than 40 Scout vehicles will form points, or nodes, at strategic locations within cislunar space to create QuantumNet.
The $15,000,000 investment funds Quantum Space’s plan to launch the QS-1 mission in October 2024 to place the first Scout into cislunar space.