Explorer 8

Overview

Destination: Medium Earth Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Medium Earth Orbit Launch Complex 26B Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A research satellite intended to study a number of space phenomenon.

Juno II

Family:
Configuration:

Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    3
  • Max Stage
    4
  • Length
    24.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.67 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    55.0 T
  • Thrust
    654.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Juno II
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Juno II
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    41.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

(ABMA)

Successes: 5 Failures: 7 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

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.

WIKI

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch Complex 26B


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