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SCORE

Atlas B

US Army

Launch Status
Success

Mission

SCORE

Type: Communications

SCORE or Signal Communications by Orbiting RElay was the world first purpose built communications satellite. It provided a second test of a communications relay system after the first being provided by Pioneer 1.

Trajectory

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Location

Launch Complex 11

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

888 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

SM-65B Atlas – Convair

  • Family: Atlas
  • Length: 31.4 m
  • Diameter: 3.66 m
  • Launch Mass: 3 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 68 kg

The SM-65B Atlas was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1958-07-19. SM-65B Atlas has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 was a prototype of the Atlas missile. First flown on 19 July 1958, the Atlas B was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design with an operational sustainer engine and jettisonable rocket booster section. Unlike later Atlas models, the Atlas B used explosive bolts to jettison the booster section.

Agency

US Army – USA

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USA
  • Country: USA
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