April 14, 1959 at 2:49 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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April 14, 1959 at 2:49 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 18A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4493, -80.5645
The Vanguard satellite was a 13 inch spherical satellite which contained a precise magnetometer to map the Earth's magnetic field. The satellite was lost together with the Vanguard Balloon when the Vanguard launch vehicle second stage was damaged during staging.
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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