NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Explorer 1

Launch Time
Sat Feb 01, 1958 03:47 UTC

Rocket

Juno I
Image Credit: NASA
ABMA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 416 kN
Payload to LEO: 11 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 21.2 m

Mission Details

Explorer 1

Explorer 1 was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, returning data until its batteries were exhausted after nearly four months. It remained in orbit until 1970 and has been followed by more than 90 scientific spacecraft in the Explorer series.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 13.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit

Location

LC-26A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1958

1st orbital launch attempt

Juno I

1st mission
1st mission of 1958
1st successful mission