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jan 31, 1958 - First American Satellite Launch

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The Juno-1, a modified Jupiter-C booster, launched the first American satellite. Explorer 1 was a very successful satellite, making many important scientific discoveries such as the Van Allen Radiation belts around the Earth.

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