This illustration shows the main characteristics of the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload, the Explorer I satellite.
Colorful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
This image is a cutaway illustration of the Explorer I satellite with callouts.
Jupiter-C Missile No. 27 assembly at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama.
Explorer I satellite installed atop the Jupiter-C launch vehicle.
Explorer 1 atop a Jupiter-C launch vehicle in gantry.
Jupiter-C launch vehicle shortly before the January 31, 1958 launch of America’s first satellite, Explorer I.
Jupiter-C launch vehicle readied for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Activities in a blockhouse during the launch of Jupiter-C/Explorer 1 on January 31, 1958.
