1958 · US Army
SCORE
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SCORE or Signal Communications by Orbiting RElay was the world first purpose built communications satellite. It provided a second test of a communications relay system after the first being provided by Pioneer 1.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 18, 1958 at 11:02 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 11
- Mission
- SCORE
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit