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This image is a cutaway illustration of the Explorer I satellite with callouts.

Jupiter-C Missile No. 27 assembly at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Explorer I satellite installed atop the Jupiter-C launch vehicle.

Explorer 1 atop a Jupiter-C launch vehicle in gantry.

Jupiter-C launch vehicle shortly before the January 31, 1958 launch of America's first satellite, Explorer I.

Jupiter-C launch vehicle readied for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Activities in a blockhouse during the launch of Jupiter-C/Explorer 1 on January 31, 1958.

Launch of Jupiter-C/Explorer 1 at Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 31, 1958.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen of the State University of Iowa, and Army Ballistic…

Front page of the February 1, 1958 issue of the Huntsville Times.