KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Explorer 1 transmitted data for about four months till its batteries died on May 21, 1958. But it remained in orbit around Earth for 12 years. It circled Earth 58, 376 times before burning up upon reentry into the atmosphere on March 31, 1970. Check out this 1958 documentary about the Explorer 1 satellite (28 minutes).

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, it only completed its mission a few months after it was launched into orbit. It was destroyed in 1970 when it reentered the atmosphere of the Earth. The Explorer 1 satellite was the first accomplishment of the United States in the Cold War.