Explorer 2
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Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch Status
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Explorer 2
Type: Test Flight
Small satellite similar to Explorer 1. It failed to reach orbit due to a fourth stage failure.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 26A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
920 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Agency
Army Ballistic Missile Agency – ABMA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: ABMA
- Country: USA
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.
