First American Satellite In Space

31 1958 the united states launched its first successful satellite.
First american satellite in space. The first us satellite explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958. The first american satellite in space. Or 183 9 pounds and took about 98 minutes to orbit earth on its elliptical path. History changed on october 4 1957 when the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i.
13 91 kg 30 66 lb february 5 usa. Space efforts abreast of recent soviet achievements such as the launching of the world s first artificial satellite sputnik 1 in 1957. It carried instruments to study cosmic rays tiny particles whizzing through space. Recent van allen belt findings.
The world s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22 8 inches in diameter weighed only 83 6 kg. Sorry the video player failed to load. Spurred by the soviets. Fourth stage did not ignite.
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the united states and was part of the u s. 1 36 kg 2 99 lb march 5 usa. The soviet union s sputnik 1 and 2 beginning the cold war space race between the two nations. And the soviet union over space exploration.
On january 31 1958 the first american satellite blasted into orbit. The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year. Explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958 at 22 48 eastern time atop the first juno booster from lc 26 at the cape canaveral missile annex in florida. In early 1958 the space race the cold war competition between the u s.
John glenn becomes first american to orbit earth from cape canaveral florida john hershel glenn jr. 100013 explorer 1 s ride to. It was the first spacecraft to detect the va. Sputnik and the dawn of the space age.
Army ballistic missile agency successfully launched the first american satellite explorer 1. Participation in the international geophysical year. Explorer 1 was sent into space on a rocket launcher named juno. 31 1958 the u s.
The spacecraft was designed by the jet propulsion laboratory the same organization behind the mars exploration rovers of today. A satellite is any object that orbits the earth while manmade satellites are machines that can send and receive messages. In the late 1950s. Control failure caused vehicle breakup at t 57 seconds as vehicle exceeded an angle of attack of 45 due to a control system malfunction.