Army Ballistic Missile AgencyJuno-ILaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Beacon
Launched
October 23, 1958
Image: NASA
Summary
Beacon launched on an Army Ballistic Missile Agency Juno-I from Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 23, 1958. The mission failed. It was Army Ballistic Missile Agency's 8th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 27th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Juno-I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Juno-I flightArmy Ballistic Missile Agency's 8th launch8th this yearhumanity's 27th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Launch Complex 5, 3rd this year · 15th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Beacon launch?
Beacon launched on October 23, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beacon?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beacon?
Juno-I, flown by Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Juno-I spec sheet
Where did Beacon launch from?
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Beacon going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test target mission.