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Vanguard | Vanguard

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

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Vanguard
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Launch Complex 18A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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September 26, 1958 at 3:38 PM UTC
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September 26, 1958 at 3:38 PM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

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.

Vehicle

Vanguard

Vanguard

Height

23 m

Diameter

1.14 m

LEO capacity

9 kg

Successful launches

3

Launch complex

Launch Complex 18A

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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