Height: approx 35cm.
- In October 1957, the successful launch of the world's first satellite Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union not only marked the beginning of the space development era, but also triggered a fierce space development competition by USSR.
- Being late for the Soviet Union The Explorer No. 1 launched by the Jupiter C rocket for three months has been launched into Earth orbits as the first American satellite in the United States.
- Observations leading to the discovery of the Van Allen Belt are also cited scientific achievements.
- Based on the successful launch of a small satellite of about 2 meters in length, the United States succeeded the first moon landing of mankind only 11 years later.
- It is an essential plastic model kit of Explorer 1 which is indispensable in talking about the history of American space development. Originally, the Glenco model revived the historical kit released one year after the actual thing was launched into the present age.
- Not only the shape of the rocket type satellite main body but also the internal structure equipped with the observation device is also made into parts. The main body side parts can be opened and closed even after completion and the internal structure can be seen.
- It is also possible to incorporate a manual crank on the stand and rotate the rocket mounted on the stand for appreciation.
- Please enjoy the image of the historical artificial satellite which becomes the first step of the history of American space exploitation on the desk.
- Parts score: About 40 points
- Marking is reproduced with a decal
- Model height approximately 35 cm
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )