Though the spacecraft only made it about halfway to the moon, it flew high enough to carry out the proof of concept relay of telemetry across the world, first from Cape Canaveral to Manchester, England; then from Hawaii to Cape Canaveral; and finally, across the world from Hawaii to Manchester.
Iako je svemirska letelica uspela da pređe samo na pola puta do Meseca, letela je dovoljno visoko da se isproba dokaz koncepta relejne telemetrije širom sveta, prvo od Kejp Kanaverala do Mančestera, Engleska; zatim od Havaja do Kejp Kanaverala; i konačno oko sveta od Havaja do Mančestera.