LAUNCH CENTER

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Failure
Thu Jun 26 1958
United States Navy

Vanguard

Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Vanguard

Description:

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.

Vanguard rocket
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