Vanguard | Vanguard

Launch information

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Mission description

Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard’.

Launch image Vanguard | Vanguard

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 6, 1957, 4:44 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Vanguard (LEO)

Launcher

US Navy

Rocket

Vanguard

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 18A

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3

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Location Launch

#1

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Pad Launch

#1

To this date

Agency Launch

#1

To this date

Orbital Launch

#3

Year 1957

Location Launch

#1

Year 1957

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1957

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1957

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