Juno II | Explorer 7
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Oct. 13, 1959, 3:30 p.m. - Oct. 13, 1959, 3:30 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 13, 1959, 3:30 p.m. - Oct. 13, 1959, 3:30 p.m.
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The Army Ballistic Missile Agency was formed to develop the U.S. Army's first large ballistic missile. The agency was established at Redstone Arsenal on 1 February 1956, and commanded by Major General John B. Medaris with Wernher von Braun as technical director.
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