Vanguard | Vanguard II
Launch information
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Vanguard II is an Earth orbiting satellite and the first weather satellite. It was designed to measure cloud-cover distribution over the daylight portion of its orbit for a period of 19 days and to provide information on the density of the atmosphere.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard II’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Feb. 17, 1959, 3:55 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Vanguard II (MEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
US Navy |
Rocket |
Vanguard |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 18A |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#33
To this date
Location Launch
#19
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Pad Launch
#8
To this date
Agency Launch
#14
To this date
Orbital Launch
#2
Year 1959
Location Launch
#1
Year 1959
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1959
Agency Launch
#1
Year 1959
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