MISSION NAME
Beacon
Status
Failure
DATE
23 OCT 1958
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 5
Description
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.
Juno-I
Rocket Description
The Juno I was a four-stage American booster rocket which launched America's first satellite, Explorer 1 in 1958. A member of thr redstone family, it was derived from the Jupiter-C sounding rocket.