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Explorer 4

Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Explorer 4

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit

An American satellite in order to study the Van Allen radiation belts and the effects of nuclear explosions upon these belts.

Location


Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch Complex 5 has witnessed the launch of 13 rockets, including 7 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 980 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 5

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.

Juno-I

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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