BLUE SCOUT II FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Blue Scout II On Launch Pad, Photo Courtesy U.S. Air Force

Classification: Research Rocket

Length: 71 feet, 11 inches

Diameter: 3 feet, 4 inches

Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: March 3, 1961

Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch: April 12, 1961

Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 2

Representing the second U.S. Air Force variant of the NASA Scout, the Blue Scout II carried a numerical designation of XRM-90. The Blue Scout II carried the same four-stage array as the original NASA Scout. However, the stages were improved so that the Blue Scout II could carry a 365-pound payload on a ballistic trajectory to an altitude of 8,500 miles.