COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
Juno II Launch Vehicle
Full Description:
The modified Jupiter C (sometimes called Juno I), used to launch Explorer I, had minimum payload lifting capabilities. Explorer I weighed slightly less than 31 pounds. Juno II was part of America's effort to increase payload lifting capabilities. Among other achievements, the vehicle successfully launched a Pioneer IV satellite on March 3, 1959, and an Explorer VII satellite on October 13, 1959. Responsibility for Juno II passed from the Army to the Marshall Space Flight Center when the Center was activated on July 1, 1960. On November 3, 1960, a Juno II sent Explorer VIII into a 1,000-mile deep orbit within the ionosphere.
Date of Image:
1958-01-01
Category:
Early Rockets
term:
Juno II
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_when:
July 1, 1960
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0102332
NIX #:
MSFC-0102332
MSFC Negative Number:
0102332
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0102332
