Beacon 1 was a large inflatable satellite of micro-thin plastic covered with aluminium foil. It was designed to be large so that it was easily visible from Earth.
Vehicle
Juno-I
Redstone · Juno I
Height
21.2 m
Diameter
1.78 m
LEO capacity
11 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.