Name: SCORE — SM-65B Atlas
Start: 1958-12-18T23:02:00Z
End: 1958-12-18T23:02:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 11

Question 1

What rocket is launching SCORE?

Accepted Answer

SCORE is launching on the SM-65B Atlas.

Question 2

Who is launching SCORE?

Accepted Answer

SCORE is being launched by US Army, a government launch provider.

Question 3

Where is SCORE launching from?

Accepted Answer

SCORE is launching from Launch Complex 11 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is SCORE heading to?

Accepted Answer

SCORE is heading to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Question 5

Is the SM-65B Atlas reusable?

Accepted Answer

No — the SM-65B Atlas is an expendable launch vehicle.

Question 6

How many times has the SM-65B Atlas flown?

Accepted Answer

The SM-65B Atlas has launched 1 times to date, with 1 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the SCORE mission?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

SCORE

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Launch Complex 11

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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