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Explorer 3

Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Explorer 3

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Elliptical Orbit

Small satellite launched into an eccentric orbit with a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector.

Location

Launch Complex 26A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

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.

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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.

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