Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard III’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Sept. 18, 1959, 5:20 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Vanguard III (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 III’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard III’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#49
To this date
Location Launch
#28
To this date
Pad Launch
#11
To this date
Agency Launch
#17
To this date
Orbital Launch
#18
Year 1959
Location Launch
#10
Year 1959
Pad Launch
#4
Year 1959
Agency Launch
#4
Year 1959
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