1958 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Explorer 1
successJuno-I | Explorer 1
First successfully launched American satellite. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen Radiation Belt.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 1, 1958 at 03:47 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 26A
- Mission
- Explorer 1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit