First American Satellite In Orbit

The first successful u s.
First american satellite in orbit. John glenn becomes first american to orbit earth from cape canaveral florida john hershel glenn jr. Explorer 1 was the united states first satellite in space. The first american satellite in space. Year origin name target status description 1980.
13 91 kg 30 66 lb february 5. 31 1958 the united states launched its first successful satellite. Space force is deploying troops to a vast new frontier. The 18 pound satellite had a cylindrical shape and was 80 inches long and six inches in diameter.
Explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958 at 22 48 eastern time february 1 03 48 utc. Satellites have undergone a major evolution since those challenging first days but the world we live in now where information about our planet is gathered from space and sent around the globe in the blink of an eye wouldn t be possible without the earliest hardware to orbit the earth. Launched by isro first indian low orbit earth observation satellite 1980s. Even though the satellites.
Nasa was established in 1958 to keep u s. In 1960 time reported that a satellite was engaged in a polar orbit of earth. Explorer 1 it was the american answer to the soviet union s sputnik 1 which kicked off the space age when it launched. This was 3 years prior to the first human made satellite sputnik 1 being launched.
All known us and russian satellites were engaged in equatorial orbit instead. 31 1958 at cape canaveral florida four months after russia orbited sputnik. Is successfully launched into space aboard the friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital. As well as for the american space program.
Explorer i s small package of instruments produced the first major discovery of the space age the van allen radiation. The soviet union s sputnik 1 and 2 beginning the cold war space race between the two nations. Satellite explorer i was launched into earth orbit by the army on jan. Dubai united arab emirates the newly formed u s.
Successfully in 1958 and transmitted science from orbit. Participation in the international geophysical year the mission followed the first two satellites the previous year.