San Marco 1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 Dec 1964, 8:20pm

Location

Wallops Island Launch Site

Wallops Island

Pad

Launch Area 3A

Launch Service Provider

National Research Council logo

National Research Council

Vehicle

Scout X-4

Mission

San Marco 1

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

San Marco 1 was an Italian flight test of the satellite to furnish data on air density and ionosphere characteristics. The Scout-X4 launch vehicle was provided by NASA and was launched with an Italian launch crew from Wallops Island.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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