US ArmyLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

SCORE

Name: Atlas B | SCORE
Start: 1958-12-18T23:02:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas B

Launched Thu, Dec 18 · 11:02 PM UTC1958-12-18 23:02 UTCLaunch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit

Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

28th

orbital launch attempt in 1958

US Army

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 11

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

SCORE or Signal Communications by Orbiting RElay was the world first purpose built communications satellite. It provided a second test of a communications relay system after the first being provided by Pioneer 1.

Launch Provider

US Army

Government · United States of America

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

All US Army launches Website Wikipedia

SM-65B Atlas

Vehicle history

Height

31.4m

Diameter

3.7m

To low Earth orbit

68kg

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US ArmyLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

SCORE

Atlas B

Launched Thu, Dec 18 · 11:02 PM UTC1958-12-18 23:02 UTCLaunch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reached orbit

Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

28th

orbital launch attempt in 1958

US Army

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 11

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

Launch Provider

US Army

Government · United States of America

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

All US Army launches Website Wikipedia

SM-65B Atlas

Vehicle history

Height

31.4m

Diameter

3.7m

To low Earth orbit

68kg

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Cape Canaveral SFS schedule

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SCORE

Mission

US Army

SM-65B Atlas

Never Miss a Launch.

SCORE

Mission

US Army

SM-65B Atlas

Next From Cape Canaveral SFS

Never Miss a Launch.

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