flown missionSuccess

Atlas B | SCORE

US ArmyLaunch Complex 11 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USADec 18, 1958, 23:02 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: SCORE
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 18, 1958, 23:02 UTC
Window opens: Dec 18, 1958, 23:02 UTC
Window closes: Dec 18, 1958, 23:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: SM-65B Atlas
Family: Atlas
Variant: B
Provider: US Army
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 11
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4756, -80.5427