US NavyVanguardLaunch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vanguard
Launched
September 26, 1958
Image: NASA
Summary
Vanguard launched on an US Navy Vanguard from Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 26, 1958. The mission failed. It was US Navy's 13th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 24th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Vanguard flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vanguard · US Navy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Vanguard flight · 6th this yearUS Navy's 13th launch12th this yearhumanity's 24th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Vanguard was an American satellite and the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite to be launched. It was the first satellite to have solar electric power.
Pad
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
7th launch from Launch Complex 18A, 6th this year · 13th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vanguard launch?
Vanguard launched on September 26, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vanguard?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vanguard?
Vanguard, flown by US Navy. Vanguard spec sheet
Where did Vanguard launch from?
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vanguard going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a earth science mission.