Space · launch vehicle
Trailblazer 1
NASA
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
1
Success rate
100%
1 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
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Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationStatus
RetiredFirst flight
03 Mar 1959Reusable
NoHeight
17.1 mDiameter
0.58 mLaunch mass
3 tLiftoff thrust
365 kNStages
4Launch cost
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American test vehicle. The rocket's first three stages would take the upper stage package to a 260 km apogee. The upper stage package was mounted upside-down in relation to the other stages. When it had reached the peak, the three upper stages fired in sequence, ramming the payload, a 13 cm sphere, into the atmosphere at orbital re-entry speeds.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026