Juno-I | Explorer 3
Launch Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1958 17:38:01 GMT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Vehicle: Juno-I
Status: Launch Successful
Mission Details
Small satellite launched into an eccentric orbit with a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector.
Launch Service Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA)
Rocket Information
- Configuration: Juno-I
- Manufacturer: Chrysler
- Payload Capacity to LEO: 11 kg
- Height: 21.2 meters
- Diameter: 1.78 meters
Launch Pad
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Launch Complex 26A