Launch Failure

Vanguard | Vanguard

Name: Vanguard | Vanguard
Start: 1957-12-06T16:44:35.000Z
End: 1957-12-06T16:44:35.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

December 6, 1957 at 4:44 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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December 6, 1957 at 4:44 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 18A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4493, -80.5645

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Rocket: Vanguard
Launch site: Launch Complex 18A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 6, 1957 at 4:44 PM UTC
Window closes: December 6, 1957 at 4:44 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM UTC

Mission description

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

Vehicle

Vanguard

Height

23 m

Diameter

1.14 m

LEO capacity

9 kg

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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.

June 26, 1958 at 5:00 AM UTC

Vanguard | Vanguard

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Vanguard

Launch Complex 18A

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Launch Complex 18A

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