Rocket file · LV-441
Trailblazer 1
Trailblazer 1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It stands 17.1 m tall, first flew on 3 March 1959. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Trailblazer 1
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Trailblazer 1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesTrailblazer 1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Trailblazer 1 flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Trailblazer 1's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Trailblazer 1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Trailblazer 1.
- Is Trailblazer 1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Trailblazer 1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.