Vanguard Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
14 Apr 1959, 2:49am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 18A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Vanguard
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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