Explorer 1
Juno-I
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Mission
Explorer 1
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
First successfully launched American satellite. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen Radiation Belt.
Location
Launch Complex 26A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 26A has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1027 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
Chrysler Juno-I
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.
Agency
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
The Army Ballistic Missile Agency was formed to develop the U.S. Army's first large ballistic missile. The agency was established at Redstone Arsenal on 1 February 1956, and commanded by Major General John B. Medaris with Wernher von Braun as technical director.
