Category
page 1Spacecraft launched in 1958
Explorer 1
first satellite of the United States
Sputnik 3
Soviet research satellite
Vanguard 1
fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite
Pioneer 1
first satellite launched by NASA, unable to reach lunar orbit due to rocket guidance failure
Pioneer 0
U.S. space probe destroyed due to a launch failure
Pioneer 3
U.S. space probe lost due to a launch failure
Pioneer 2
U.S. space probe lost due to a launch failure
Explorer 2
American research satellite, lost during a launch vehicle failure
SCORE
communications satellite
Luna E-1 No.1
spacecraft
Explorer 3
American military research satellite
Luna E-1 No.2
Soviet spacecraft
Explorer 4
American research satellite launched in 1958
Luna E-1 No.3
Soviet spacecraft
Explorer 5
United States satellite launched in 1958
Vanguard 1B
second flight of the American Vanguard rocket
Beacon
NASA balloon satellite program
Vanguard SLV-2
failed rocket launch