Vanguard
FailureVanguard · US Navy
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Sep 26, 1958, 15:38 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Sep 26, 1958, 15:38 UTC – Friday, Sep 26, 1958, 15:38 UTC
Provider
US Navy
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Vanguard
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Vanguard was an American satellite and the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite to be launched. It was the first satellite to have solar electric power.
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