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Vanguard | Vanguard II

Name: Vanguard | Vanguard II
Start: 1959-02-17T15:55:00.000Z
End: 1959-02-17T15:55:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

February 17, 1959 at 3:55 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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February 17, 1959 at 3:55 PM UTC

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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: February 17, 1959 at 3:55 PM UTC
Window closes: February 17, 1959 at 3:55 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM UTC

Mission description

Vanguard II is an Earth orbiting satellite and the first weather satellite. It was designed to measure cloud-cover distribution over the daylight portion of its orbit for a period of 19 days and to provide information on the density of the atmosphere.

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.

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