NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Vanguard

The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV-3, to quickly orbit the Explorer 1 satellite using a Juno I rocket, making Vanguard 1 the second successful U.S. orbital launch.

Vanguard rockets were used by Project Vanguard from 1957 to 1959.

Missions: 11
Successes: 2
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 8
Success Streak: 0
Success Rate: 22.7%
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Configurations

Vanguard
US Navy
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 135 kN
Payload to LEO: 10 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 23.0 m

Launch Sites

LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Launches

US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard 3
Fri Sep 18, 1959 05:20 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard SLV-6
Mon Jun 22, 1959 20:16 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard SLV-5
Tue Apr 14, 1959 02:49 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard 2
Tue Feb 17, 1959 15:55 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard SLV-3
Fri Sep 26, 1958 15:38 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard SLV-2
Thu Jun 26, 1958 05:00 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard SLV-1
Wed May 28, 1958 03:46 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard TV5
Tue Apr 29, 1958 02:53 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard 1
Mon Mar 17, 1958 12:15 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard TV3BU
Wed Feb 05, 1958 07:33 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
US Navy
Vanguard | Vanguard TV3
Fri Dec 06, 1957 16:44 UTC
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA