US NavyVanguardLaunch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vanguard
Launched
June 26, 1958
Image: NASA
Summary
Vanguard launched on an US Navy Vanguard from Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 26, 1958. The mission failed. It was US Navy's 6th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 13th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Vanguard flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vanguard · US Navy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Vanguard flight · 5th this yearUS Navy's 6th launch5th this yearhumanity's 13th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle.
Pad
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Launch Complex 18A, 5th this year · 9th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vanguard launch?
Vanguard launched on June 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?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.