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Project Beacon

Beacon was one of America's first satellite programs. A balloon satellite, its objective was to study atmospheric density at its orbital altitude and to be the first United States satellite visible to the naked eye. Booster problems caused both orbital attempts to end in failure.

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Country/ies of origin
United States
First launch
1958
Last launch
1959
Status
Retired (1959)
Total launches
2
Type
Air Density

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Project Beacon

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples6
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Project Beacon

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Country/ies of origin · 1
Project Beacon → United States
First launch · 1
Project Beacon → 1958
Last launch · 1
Project Beacon → 1959
Status · 1
Project Beacon → Retired (1959)
Total launches · 1
Project Beacon → 2
Type · 1
Project Beacon → Air Density

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beacon first satellite launch balloon density would rocket orbital o'sullivan air launched orbit payload juno seconds stage 1959 united states

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Project BeaconCountry/ies of originUnited States1.00infobox
Project BeaconFirst launch19581.00infobox
Project BeaconLast launch19591.00infobox
Project BeaconStatusRetired (1959)1.00infobox
Project BeaconTotal launches21.00infobox
Project BeaconTypeAir Density1.00infobox

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