National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTrailblazer 1Unknown Pad, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Trailblazer 1g
Launched
April 21, 1961
Summary
Trailblazer 1g launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Trailblazer 1 from Unknown Pad, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on April 21, 1961. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 25th launch and 6th this year. It was the 1st Trailblazer 1 flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st Trailblazer 1 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 25th launch6th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
An experiment where an actual 'artificial meteorite' was flown. This was a 5.8 g steel pellet, which was driven into the atmosphere at 6 km/sec by a 'seventh stage', a shaped charge that accelerated the pellet after burnout of the rocket's six stage. This experiment provided a known reference by which the size of actual meteoroids could be measured according to the luminance of their trails.
Pad
Unknown Pad, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
1st launch from Unknown Pad, 1st this year · 11th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USAOpen in maps
Questions
When did Trailblazer 1g launch?
Trailblazer 1g launched on April 21, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Trailblazer 1g?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Trailblazer 1g?
Trailblazer 1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Trailblazer 1 spec sheet
Where did Trailblazer 1g launch from?
Unknown Pad, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was Trailblazer 1g going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.