Trailblazer 1 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Family: Trailblazer
• Length: 17.1 m
• Diameter: 0.58 m
• Launch Mass: 3 T

The Trailblazer 1, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 03/03/1959. Notably, Trailblazer 1 has 1 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

American test vehicle. The rocket’s first three stages would take the upper stage package to a 260 km apogee. The upper stage package was mounted upside-down in relation to the other stages. When it had reached the peak, the three upper stages fired in sequence, ramming the payload, a 13 cm sphere, into the atmosphere at orbital re-entry speeds.