Vanguard 3

The launch of US Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard 1A took place on 18 Sep 1959, launching the Vanguard 3 mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a MEO orbit at an altitude of 2128.

Main Info

DATE AND TIME

18 Sep 1959

05:20 AM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

OPERATOR

US Naval Research Laboratory

Path of a Rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Cape Canaveral

Florida, United States

Drawing of a launch platform

VEHICLE

Vanguard 1A

Drawn project of a Rocket
Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

MEO

Altitude:

2128km

Inclination:

33.3°

Eccentricity:

0.759

Apogee Altitude:

3744km

Perigee Altitude:

512km

LTDN:

Launch Site Location
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