Jupiter-C, the first American Satellite, Explorer 1 launcher

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Jupiter-C, the first American Satellite, Explorer 1 launcher

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Jupiter-C Missile No. 27 assembly at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Aalabama. The Jupiter-C was a modification of the Redstone Missile, and originally developed as a nose cone re-entry test vehicle for the Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). Jupiter-C successfully launched the first American Satellite, Explorer 1, in orbit on January 31, 1958.

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31/01/1958
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Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, 35808, 34.63076, -86.66505
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