1958: Explorer 1 (USA)

Explorer 1 (also known as satellite 1958 Alpha) was the first Earth satellite of the United States, launched on 1 February 1958 from LC-26 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as part of the United States programme for the International Geophysical Year and in response to the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt.

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[WILLUSUBSCRIBE]

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[blobrana]

launched at 03:48 GMT, 1 February , 1958

[Rahjaboo]

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