Juno-I | Beacon

Name: Juno-I | Beacon
Start: 1958-10-23T03:21:04Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Beacon 1 was a large inflatable satellite of micro-thin plastic covered with aluminium foil. It was designed to be large so that it was easily visible from Earth.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 23, 1958 at 03:21 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Juno-I
Operator: Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Test Target