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.
Rocket
Juno-I
Mission type
Test Target
Payload
Beacon
Launch complex
Launch Complex 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch date
October 22, 1958
Launch window
Instantaneous window
Orbit reached
Low Earth Orbit
Launch trajectory
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