The launch of US Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard 1A took place on 17 Feb 1959, launching the Cloud Cover 2 mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload was deployed in a MEO orbit at an altitude of 1939.5.
DATE AND TIME
03:55 PM UTC
OPERATOR
LAUNCH SITE
Florida, United States
VEHICLE
MEO
1939.5km
32.88°
0.712
3320km
559km
