LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Mar 17 1958
United States Navy
Vanguard
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
VanguardDescription:
The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV3, to quickly orbit the Explorer 1 satellite using a Juno I rocket, making Vanguard I the second successful U.S. orbital launch.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 18A