LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Jul 26 1958

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Explorer 4

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(3:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(3:00 PM 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: Earth Science
An American satellite in order to study the Van Allen radiation belts and the effects of nuclear explosions upon these belts.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 5