Atlas B | SCORE
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 18, 1958 23:02 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: US Army (Government)
- Rocket: SM-65B Atlas — Atlas family
Mission
SCORE or Signal Communications by Orbiting RElay was the world first purpose built communications satellite. It provided a second test of a communications relay system after the first being provided by Pioneer 1.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 11
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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