Explorer 3
Juno-I
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Explorer 3
Type: Earth Science
Small satellite launched into an eccentric orbit with a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 26A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
910 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.
