Beacon 1

USA

Spacecraft n°: 27

USA satellite n°: 21

Launch data:

Designation	F00047 / 58F18
Launch date	23 Oct 1958 - 3:21:04 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-5
Launch vehicle	Jupiter C (Juno-1)
Mission	Technology: Atmosphere density
Decay	23 Oct 1958

Launch Failure.

Beacon 1 was launched by a Juno-1 with an added 5th stage.
Attempt to orbit a balloon satellite ended when the eleven rockets of the second stage fired 62 seconds too early, while the first stage was still burning.
Structural failure after 149 sec.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NASA Langley Research Center
Operator	US Army
Mass at launch	4,2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	ballon
Dimension	dia 12ft
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion	none

Ref.: #7, #14, #102(SL13) - update: 11.11.05