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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJuno IILaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NASA S-1
Launched
July 16, 1959
Summary
NASA S-1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Juno II from Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 16, 1959. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 42nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Juno II flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 3rd Juno II flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 42nd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The S-1 satellite was a geoscience satellite equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to study the environment around the Earth. It was destroyed 5 seconds into launch when the launch vehicle exploded due to an issue with the launch vehicles power supply.
Pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 23rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
135 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NASA S-1 launch?
NASA S-1 launched on July 16, 1959. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NASA S-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NASA S-1?
Juno II, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Juno II spec sheet
Where did NASA S-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NASA S-1 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a earth science mission.