Juno I RS-49
Juno I RS-49 launched NASA's inflatable Beacon 1 satellite on 23 October 1958, two days after the Juno program transferred to NASA. The second stage separated prematurely from the booster and the payload followed a suborbital trajectory instead of reaching orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- Juno I HEBeacon 1 launch vehicleJuno I flight 6
- Name
- Juno I RS-49
- Slug
- juno-i-rs-49
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Juno I RS-49 launched NASA's inflatable Beacon 1 satellite on 23 October 1958, two days after the Juno program transferred to NASA. The second stage separated prematurely from the booster and the payload followed a suborbital trajectory instead of reaching orbit.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7p8wh1csacdpa996rx71xbkn8ae9ha
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:44:43 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:44:43 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1958-10-23
- Last Flight Date
- 1958-10-23
- Serial Number
- RS-49
- Vehicle Code
- Beacon 1