LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Thu Oct 23 1958
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Beacon
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:21 AM UTC)
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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 IDescription:
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