Vanguard Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

5 Feb 1958, 7:33am

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Launch Complex 18A

Launch Service Provider

US Navy logo

US Navy

Vehicle

Vanguard

Mission

Vanguard

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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