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1957 · US Navy

Vanguard

failureVanguard | Vanguard

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

Overview

Date / time: December 6, 1957 at 04:44 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Launch Complex 18A
Mission: Vanguard
Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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