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Juno II
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Location
Launch Complex 26B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
853 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Juno II – Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Family: Juno
Length: 24 m
Diameter: 2.67 m
Launch Mass: 55 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 41 kg
The Juno II was manufactured by Army Ballistic Missile Agency with the first launch on 1958-12-06. Juno II has 5 successful launches and 5 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.
Agency
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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.
