NASA Juno II Beacon

Name: NASA Juno II Beacon
Start: 1959-08-15T00:31:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 26B

Juno II

Status

Failure

Date

15 AUG 1959

00:31

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 26B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Beacon 2 was launched an a three stage Juno 2 rocket. The vehicle ran into trouble three minutes into flight and an array of failures caused the GNC system to fail causing the satellite to fall short of orbit.

Rocket

Juno II

Mission Type

Test Target

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.

Height

24 m

Diameter

2.67 m

Launch Mass

55 T

Thrust

654 kN