| Category.
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Statistic.
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| Launch vehicle.
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Juno I.
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| Launch date.
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March 26, 1958.
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| Launch site.
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Cape Canaveral LC-5.
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| Ceased operations.
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June 27, 1958.
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| Owner(s).
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Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA).
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| Major contractor(s).
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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| Is it still in orbit.
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Burnt up on June 27, 1958.
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| Launch mass.
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14.1 kilograms (31 lb).
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| Nationality(s).
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American.
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| Satellite type.
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Earth science.
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| Links.
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http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Explorer_3, http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/details.php?id=5875 and http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wexp13.html
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