Mission description
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.
September 26, 1958 at 3:38 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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September 26, 1958 at 3:38 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 18A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4493, -80.5645
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.
Vanguard
Height
23 m
Diameter
1.14 m
LEO capacity
9 kg
Successful launches
3
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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September 18, 1959 at 5:20 AM UTC
June 22, 1959 at 8:16 PM UTC
April 14, 1959 at 2:49 AM UTC
February 17, 1959 at 3:55 PM UTC
June 26, 1958 at 5:00 AM UTC