Beacon Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
15 Aug 1959, 12:31am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 26B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Beacon
Mission Type
Test Target
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Beacon 2 was launched an a three stage Juno 2 rocket. The vehicle ran into trouble three minutes into flight and an array of failures caused the GNC system to fail causing the satellite to fall short of orbit.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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