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1958 · US Navy

Vanguard

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Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle.

Overview

Date / time: March 17, 1958 at 12:15 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 18A
Mission: Vanguard
Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch provider

Payloads deployed · 1