Vanguard | Vanguard II

Launch information

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Mission description

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’.

Launch image 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

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard II’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
11 VANGUARD 2 MEO 32.87 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

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

Orbital Launch

#33

To this date

Location Launch

#19

To this date

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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