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SuccessExplorer 1 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Feb 1, 1958, 03:47 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Feb 1, 1958, 03:47 UTC – Saturday, Feb 1, 1958, 03:47 UTC
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 26A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Explorer 1
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
First successfully launched American satellite. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen Radiation Belt.
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