Flight History - Jupiter C Rocket
three stage configuration:20 September 1956: Lofted an 86.5-pound payload to an altitude of 680 miles and a range of 3,300 miles from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
15 May 1957: Lofted an 300-pound scale Jupiter ablative nose cone to an altitude of 350 miles and a range of 710 miles.
8 August 1957: Lofted a 1/3-scale Jupiter nose cone to an altitude of 285 miles and a range of 1,330 miles. JUNO I (four stage configuration).
31 January 1958: Orbited Explorer I satellite weighing 30.66 pounds with 18.35 pounds of payload, perigee 224 miles, apogee 1,575 miles. Still in orbit (1965).
5 March 1958: Attempted orbit of Explorer II (31.36 pounds with 18.83 pounds of payload) failed because fourth stage did not ignite.
26 March 1958: Orbited Explorer III satellite weighing 31.0 pounds with 18.53 pounds of payload, perigee 119 miles, apogee 1,740 miles. Down 28 June 1958.
26 July 1958: Orbited Explorer IV satellite weighing 37.16 pounds with 25.76 pounds of payload, perigee 163 miles, apogee 1,373 miles. Down 23 October 1959.
24 August 1958: Attempted orbit of Explorer V satellite (37.16 pounds with 25.76 pounds of payload) failed because booster collided with second stage after separation, causing upper stage firing angle to be off.
23 October 1958: Attempted orbit of 12-foot inflatable Beacon satellite (31.5 pounds with 18.3 pounds of payload) failed when second stage separated prematurely from booster.
