Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
US Army
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 18 Dec 1958 23:02:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#31 ever
Mission
SCORE or Signal Communications by Orbiting RElay was the world first purpose built communications satellite. It provided a second test of a communications relay system after the first being provided by Pioneer 1.