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Atlas B launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 18, 1958, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 1958 · 23:02 UTCLaunch 1958 ZETLaunch no. 31 in the log
RocketAtlas B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC11
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 1958, 23:02
Launch designation
1958 ZET
Mission
SCORE
Vehicle flight ID
10B

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,470 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SCORE1958 ZETNORAD 10Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoDCommunications68 kgReentered attached to another object · Jan 21, 1959

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.