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Scout X-3A | Reentry-2 launched on Fri, Aug 31, 1962, 04:25 PM UTC — a National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission.
NET Fri, Aug 31, 1962, 04:25 PM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative suborbital arc for Scout X-3A to Suborbital. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Scout X-3A ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Test of experimental heatshield material performance under heating loads near those of a lunar reentry.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Scout X-3A | Reentry-2 is scheduled to lift off Fri, Aug 31, 1962, 04:25 PM UTC.
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Scout X-3A | Reentry-2 is an National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission flying on a Scout X-3A.
It lifts off from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.