LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Failure
Thu Oct 23 1958
Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Beacon

Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(3:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(3:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(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.

Juno I 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