1958 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Beacon

failureJuno-I | Beacon

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.

Overview

Date / time: October 23, 1958 at 03:21 AM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Launch Complex 5
Mission: Beacon
Mission type: Test Target
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

Juno-I →

Launch provider

Army Ballistic Missile Agency →