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Vanguard Test Satellite on Vanguard, 1958-03-17 (Success)

ResultSuccess
Date1958-03-17 12:15 UTC
VehicleVanguardVanguard
Vanguard flight no.3success rate so far 33%
No. in 19584 / 28orbital attempts
Agency countryUnited StatesNRL
ItemValue
Launch siteCape Canaveral Air Station, Florida
PayloadVanguard Test Satellite
GCAT launch tag1958 BET
Mass to orbit0.0 t

Neighbouring Vanguard launches

DatePayloadVehicleSiteResult
1957-12-06Vanguard Test SatelliteVanguardCCFailure
1958-02-05Vanguard Test SatelliteVanguardCCFailure
1958-03-17Vanguard Test SatelliteVanguardCCSuccess
1958-04-29X-ray satelliteVanguardCCFailure
1958-05-28Lyman Alpha satelliteVanguardCCFailure
1958-06-26X-ray satelliteVanguardCCFailure
1958-09-26Cloud cover satelliteVanguardCCFailure
1959-02-17Cloud cover satelliteVanguardCCSuccess

Vanguard launches per year

1957: 119571958: 619581959: 41959

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Counts orbital launch attempts (successes and failures); suborbital flights excluded. Countries are those of the launching agency.