US NavyVanguardLaunch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vanguard
Launched
May 28, 1958
Image: NASA
Summary
Vanguard launched on an US Navy Vanguard from Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 28, 1958. The mission failed. It was US Navy's 5th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 12th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Vanguard flight and the 4th 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
- 5th Vanguard flight · 4th this yearUS Navy's 5th launch4th this yearhumanity's 12th orbital launch attempt9th 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
5th launch from Launch Complex 18A, 4th this year · 8th 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 May 28, 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.