Jupiter-C
Sign in to saveThe Jupiter-C was an American research and development vehicle developed from the Jupiter-A. Jupiter-C was used for three uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflights in 1956 and 1957 to test re-entry nosecones that were later to be deployed on the more advanced PGM-19 Jupiter mobile missile. The recovered nosecone was displayed in the Oval Office as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's televised speech on November 7, 1957.
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- Rocket.image
- JupiterC sketch.jpg
- Rocket.caption
- Jupiter-C diagram
- Rocket.name
- Jupiter-C
- Rocket.function
- Sounding rocket
- Rocket.manufacturer
- Chrysler for the ABMA
- Rocket.country origin
- United States
- Rocket.stages
- 3
- Rocket.status
- Retired
- Rocket.sites
- LC-5 and 6, Cape Canaveral Missile Annex, Florida
- Rocket.launches
- 3 (all suborbital)
- Rocket.success
- 1 (suborbital)
- Rocket.fail
- 1 (suborbital)
- Rocket.partial
- 1 (suborbital)
- Rocket.first
- September 20, 1956
- Rocket.last
- August 8, 1957
- Rocket/payload.location
- Sub-orbital
- Rocket/stage.type
- stage
- Rocket/stage.stageno
- Third
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- Juno I
- Gallery
- On display
- References
The Jupiter-C was an American research and development vehicle developed from the Jupiter-A. Jupiter-C was used for three uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflights in 1956 and 1957 to test re-entry nosecones that were later to be deployed on the more advanced PGM-19 Jupiter mobile missile. The recovered nosecone was displayed in the Oval Office as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's televised speech on November 7, 1957.
A member of the Redstone rocket family, Jupiter-C was designed by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), under the direction of Wernher von Braun. Three Jupiter-C flights were made. These were followed by satellite launches with the vehicle designated as Juno I (see Juno I below or the Juno I article). All were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.