Juno-I | Explorer 4
A Juno-I rocket launched Juno-I | Explorer 4 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, targeting MEO.
- Launch time
- Status
- SUCCESS
- Operator
- Army Ballistic Missile Agency
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Rocket
- Juno-I
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 5
- Payload
- —
- Target orbit
- MEO

Mission timeline
- 1958-07-26T15:00:57.000ZJuno-I lifts off from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- Juno-I passes through max aerodynamic pressure (Max Q).
- Main engine cutoff — the first stage shuts down as planned.
- Stage separation — the first stage separates cleanly.
- Second-stage engine ignites for the next phase of flight.
- Orbit insertion confirmed — the vehicle is now in MEO.
- Mission success — all objectives completed.