MISSION NAME
Beacon
Status
Failure
DATE
23 OCT 1958
LAUNCH PROVIDER
![Army Ballistic Missile Agency + -img](https://apiv2.spacerealm.live/static/images/company-logo/abma/logo.png)
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 Juno-I](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/juno_i_on_the_p_image_20240411120216.jpeg)
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.