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FailureBeacon · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 23, 1958, 03:21 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 23, 1958, 03:21 UTC – Thursday, Oct 23, 1958, 03:21 UTC
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Beacon
Type
Test Target
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Beacon 1 was a large inflatable satellite of micro-thin plastic covered with aluminium foil. It was designed to be large so that it was easily visible from Earth.
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