flown missionFailure
Vanguard | Vanguard
US NavyLaunch Complex 18A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Vanguard
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The Vanguard satellite was a 13 inch spherical satellite which contained a precise magnetometer to map the Earth's magnetic field. The satellite was lost together with the Vanguard Balloon when the Vanguard launch vehicle second stage was damaged during staging.
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Vanguard
- Provider
- US Navy
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 18A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.4493, -80.5645