LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Thu Oct 23 1958

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Beacon

Launch Failure

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(3:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(3:21 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Juno I

Description:

The Juno I was a four-stage American booster rocket which launched America's first satellite, Explorer 1 in 1958. A member of thr redstone family, it was derived from the Jupiter-C sounding rocket.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Test Target
Beacon 1 was a large inflatable satellite of micro-thin plastic covered with aluminium foil. It was designed to be large so that it was easily visible from Earth.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 5