US NavyVanguardLaunch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vanguard
Launched
June 22, 1959
Image: NASA
Summary
Vanguard launched on an US Navy Vanguard from Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 22, 1959. The mission failed. It was US Navy's 16th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 40th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Vanguard flight and the 3rd 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Vanguard flight · 3rd this yearUS Navy's 16th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 40th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Vanguard is a scientific satellite to measure the Earth's magnetic field, solar X-ray radiation and its effects on the Earth's atmosphere and the near-Earth micrometeoroid environment.
Pad
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10th launch from Launch Complex 18A, 3rd this year · 22nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vanguard launch?
Vanguard launched on June 22, 1959. 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 earth science mission.