Disambiguation evidence for Vanguard 1 satellite via surface form

"Vanguard 1"


As subject (52)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Vanguard 1".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs 1958 Beta 2
alsoKnownAs Vanguard 1 satellite
surface form: Vanguard I
communicationStatus no longer transmitting
cosparId 1958-002B
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
diameter 16.5 centimeters
dryMass 1.47 kilograms
instanceOf American spacecraft
instanceOf Earth satellite
instanceOf artificial satellite
instanceOf research satellite
launchComplex LC-18A
launchDate 1958-03-17
launchSite Cape Canaveral
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchSite Cape Canaveral
surface form: Cape Canaveral, Florida
launchVehicle Vanguard TV-4
launchYear 1958
manufacturer Naval Research Laboratory
mass 1.47 kilograms
notableFor first satellite to use solar cells for power
notableFor fourth human-made object in space
notableFor oldest human-made satellite still in orbit
nssdcId 1958-002B
operator Naval Research Laboratory
operator United States Navy
orbitApogee about 3,800 kilometers
orbitInclination about 34.25 degrees
orbitPerigee about 650 kilometers
orbitType low Earth orbit
orbitalPeriod about 134 minutes
partOf Vanguard 1 satellite self-linksurface differs
surface form: Project Vanguard
powerSource batteries
powerSource solar cells
precededBy Explorer 1
precededBy Sputnik 1
precededBy Sputnik 2
program Vanguard program
purpose atmospheric research
purpose geophysical research
purpose ionospheric research
purpose measuring atmospheric drag
purpose testing solar cell power in space
purpose tracking Earth’s shape
shape sphere
signalEndDate 1964
spacecraftBus Vanguard series
status in orbit
usedFor mapping Earth’s gravitational field
usedFor refining Earth’s geodetic shape
usedFor studying upper atmosphere density
usesCommunicationBand 108.00 MHz
usesCommunicationBand 108.03 MHz

As object (6)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Vanguard 1".

1958 Beta 2 alternativeName
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard program firstSuccessfulSatellite
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard series hasPart
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard TV-4 launchVehicleFor
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard TV-4 launchedPayload
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard program launchedSatellite
"Vanguard 1"
↳ resolves to Vanguard 1 satellite