Mission D-1 1 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Low Earth Orbit First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while […]
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, FL, USA Launch Complex 26A has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been […]
Mission Vanguard Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle. Location Launch Complex 18A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 18A has witnessed the launch of 18 rockets, including 11 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 947 rocket launches. […]
Mission Explorer 2 Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Small satellite similar to Explorer 1. It failed to reach orbit due to a fourth stage failure. Location Launch Complex 26A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 26A has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, […]
Mission Vanguard Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle. Location Launch Complex 18A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 18A has witnessed the launch of 18 rockets, including 11 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 947 rocket launches. […]
Mission Explorer 1 Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit First successfully launched American satellite. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen Radiation Belt. Location Launch Complex 26A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 26A has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, […]
Mission Vanguard Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle. Location Launch Complex 18A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 18A has witnessed the launch of 18 rockets, including 11 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 947 rocket launches. […]
Mission Sputnik 2 Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Second artificial satellite and first to carry an animal into orbit. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1548 rocket launches. […]
Mission Sputnik 1 Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit First artificial satellite consisting of a 58 cm pressurized aluminium shell containing two 1 W transmitters for a total mass of 83.6 kg. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur […]
