Explorer 1
Juno-I
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch Status
Success 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, FL, USA
Launch Complex 26A has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 967 rocket launches.
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.
