Active πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States

Launch Area 3A

A launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.18 launches have flown from it since December 1964, 18 of 18 successfully.

Launches
18
Success rate
100.0% 18/18
First flight
1964-12-15
Latest flight
1985-12-13
Busiest year
1965 3 flights
Fastest turnaround
35d 4h 52m

Location

Launch Area 3A

Pad record

Coordinates
37.8495Β° N
75.4725Β° W
Status
Active
LL2 pad tally
18 upstream count

Vehicles flown

6 types

Launches per year

decided flights
1964Peak 1965, 3 launches1985

Orbits delivered

3 destinations
Low Earth Orbit 12Suborbital 5Polar Orbit 1

Flight record

18 flights
DateMissionVehicleOperatorOrbitOutcome
1985-12-13Scout G-1 | ITV 1 & 2Scout G-1–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1979-06-02Scout D-1 | Ariel 6Scout D-1–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1979-02-18Scout D-1 | SAGEScout D-1–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1976-06-18Scout D-1 | GP-AScout D-1–SuborbitalSuccess
1972-08-13Scout D-1 | Explorer 46Scout D-1–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1971-09-20Scout B | BICScout B–SuborbitalSuccess
1971-08-16Scout B-1 | EoleScout B-1–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1971-07-08Scout B | Solrad 10Scout B–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1970-11-09Scout B | OFOScout B–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1968-08-22Scout B | RAM C-2Scout B–SuborbitalSuccess
1968-03-05Scout B | Explorer 37Scout B–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1967-10-19Scout B | RAM C-1Scout B–SuborbitalSuccess
1966-06-10Scout B | OV3-4Scout B–Polar OrbitSuccess
1966-02-10Scout X-4A | Reentry 4BScout X-4A–SuborbitalSuccess
1965-11-19Scout X-4 | Solrad 8Scout X-4–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1965-08-10Scout B | SEVScout B–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1965-04-29Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer CScout X-4–Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1964-12-15Scout X-4 | San Marco 1Scout X-4–Low Earth OrbitSuccess

Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.