Hello All,

I came across some material for the proposed-but-not-flown (except for at least one "basic" test vehicle) Scout 2 (also called the Advanced Scout), an Italian-led development that they wanted to launch from their equatorial San Marco platform (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marco_programme ) off the coast of Kenya. It was a Scout G-1 with two added Stage 0 Ariane 3 booster motors, strapped to opposing sides of the Stage 1 Algol, "Titan IIIC/D/E-style," with a Mage 2 motor replacing the Altair Stage 4 rocket motor. Also:

India's space agency, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), built and flew both a very Scout-like vehicle called the SLV-3, and a very Scout 2-like vehicle called the ASLV (Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle). Below are links to information on all of these satellite launch vehicles:

Scout 2: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/v...ontext=smallsat

Scout 2: http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/scout-2-tv.htm

Advanced Scout (has Advanced Scout drawing, and Scout 2 "basic" test vehicle photo at bottom of "screen-page"): http://www.astronautix.com/a/advancedscout.html

ASLV (Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle, see: http://www.google.com/search?ei=aU3.....0.1MTCE0oeUe8 )

SLV-3 (very similar to the LTV Scout, see: http://www.google.com/search?ei=4k3...1.0.mznjLK_nB9k )

I hope this material will be helpful.

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