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The Juno I was a four-stage American booster rocket which launched America’s first satellite Explorer 1 in 1958. A member of the Redstone rocket family it was derived from the Jupiter-C sounding rocket. It is commonly confused with the Juno II launch vehicle which was derived from the PGM-19 Jupiter medium-range ballistic missile.

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diameter (km)
1.78
height (cm)
21.2
mass (kg)
2.906e+07
lower earth orbit payload (kg)
11000.0
country origin
United States
failed launches
3
final flight
1958-10-23
launch site
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 26, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5, Florida
maiden flight
1958-02-01
manufacturer
Chrysler
rocket function
Launch vehicle
number of rocket stages
4
successful launches
3
total launches
6

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