Juno I Satellite Launch Vehicle
Juno I was the four-stage satellite-launch adaptation of Jupiter-C developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency with Jet Propulsion Laboratory upper stages. It added a live single Sergeant-derived fourth stage to the three-stage reentry-test vehicle. Six orbital attempts in 1958 launched Explorers 1 through 5 and Beacon 1; three succeeded, including Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Juno 1Juno-IModified Jupiter-C satellite launcher
- Family Name
- Juno I
- Full Name
- Juno I Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Juno I was the four-stage satellite-launch adaptation of Jupiter-C developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency with Jet Propulsion Laboratory upper stages. It added a live single Sergeant-derived fourth stage to the three-stage reentry-test vehicle. Six orbital attempts in 1958 launched Explorers 1 through 5 and Beacon 1; three succeeded, including Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1.8
- Height M
- 21
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 30,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 18
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:43:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:38:39 UTC
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- Juno I Satellite Launch Vehicle Juno 1 Juno-I Modified Jupiter-C satellite launcher