Vanguard Magnetometer Satellite, Vanguard Baloon

The launch of US Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard 1A took place on 14 Apr 1959, launching the Vanguard Magnetometer Satellite, Vanguard Baloon mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a MEO orbit.

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MEO

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