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1957-1959 Launch Schedule

Step back to the very beginning of the Space Age with our definitive 1957-1959 rocket launch schedule. This meticulously compiled archive lets you explore the foundational years of spaceflight, from the groundbreaking launch of Sputnik and Explorer 1 to the first lunar attempts and early milestones of the burgeoning Space Race. Discover the incredible missions that ignited humanity’s journey beyond Earth in this pivotal era.

1957 1958 1959

Explorer 1Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Explorer 2Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

VanguardVanguard

US Navy

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Explorer 3Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

D-1 1Sputnik 8A91

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

VanguardVanguard

US Navy

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

D1- 2Sputnik 8A91

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

VanguardVanguard

US Navy

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

VanguardVanguard

US Navy

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Explorer 4Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Explorer 5Juno-I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA