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Trailblazer 1g

Trailblazer 1National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUnknown Pad
Friday, April 21, 1961 · 05:56 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Trailblazer 1

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122

Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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USA • Founded 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...

Mission Brief

An experiment where an actual 'artificial meteorite' was flown. This was a 5.8 g steel pellet, which was driven into the atmosphere at 6 km/sec by a 'seventh stage', a shaped charge that accelerated the pellet after burnout of the rocket's six stage. This experiment provided a known reference by which the size of actual meteoroids could be measured according to the luminance of their trails.

PayloadTrailblazer 1g
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stages0
PadUnknown Pad, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Mission Timeline

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Launch site

Site locked

Unknown Pad

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
37.939°N
Longitude
75.459°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

05:56 AM UTC - 05:56 AM UTC

Delay History

1
Apr 21Apr 21Success → Success

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