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

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 17, 1958, 12:15 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

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vanguard | Vanguard’ 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
5 VANGUARD 1 MEO 34.26 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

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

#7

To this date

Location Launch

#5

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#4

Year 1958

Location Launch

#4

Year 1958

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1958

Agency Launch

#2

Year 1958

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