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Moment of ignition of Juno II (AM-19A), which successfully placed a physics and astronomy satellite, Explorer VII, into orbit on October 13, 1959. One of only four successful Juno II launches out of ten.
See also:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Juno_II_rocke...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_II
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_7
Credit: Wikipedia
Great motion picture footage:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcsCtsWyPkY
youtu.be/AcsCtsWyPkY
Credit: Dan Beaumont Space Museum
Juno ii (Am-19a) Payload explorer 7, ignition octgober 13, 1959. Ref: 59c-711 (Successful) (Mix file).
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