1958 First American Satellite

30 january 2008 02 49 pm et.
1958 first american satellite. Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the united states and was part of the u s. The soviet union s sputnik 1 and 2 beginning the cold war space race between the two nations. Explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958 at 22 48 eastern time february 1 03 48 utc. Explorer 1 was the united states first satellite in space.
31 1958 the united states launched its first successful satellite. Participation in the international geophysical year the mission followed the first two satellites the previous year. 1958 in spaceflight a juno i launches the first american satellite explorer 1. America s first satellite explorer 1 joined the space race on this day in 1958.
Data from the satellite confirms. The 1958 launch of the satellite twice the size of a basketball was an important moment for the country as the space race with. The rocket s sole payload was a javelin shaped satellite built by the jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena california. Explorer 1 was the first american satellite to reach orbit on 31 january 1958.
The united states enters the space age with the successful launch of the explorer i satellite. The first us satellite explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958. Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the united states when it was sent to space on january 31 1958. Nasa had yet to be formed and the honor of this first flight belonged to the u s.
On january 31 1958 the first american satellite blasted into orbit. The date was jan. Satellite discovers van allen belt. Explorer 1 it was the american answer to the soviet union s sputnik 1 which kicked off the space age when it launched.
A quick response to the soviet union s launch of sputnik 1 explorer 1 s success marked the beginning of the u s. Explorer 1 as it would soon come to be called was america s first satellite. A satellite is any object that orbits the earth while manmade satellites are machines that can send and receive messages.