Explorer 1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
1 Feb 1958, 3:47am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 26A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 1
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
First successfully launched American satellite. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen Radiation Belt.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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