Vanguard TV3

E406320

artificial satellite launch vehicle payload

Vanguard TV3 was an early U.S. satellite launch attempt in 1957 that failed to reach orbit, becoming a notable setback in the opening phase of the Space Race.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Vanguard TV-3	4
Vanguard TV3 canonical	2
Vanguard TV3BU	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial satellite ⓘ launch vehicle payload ⓘ
associatedEvent	International Geophysical Year activities ⓘ surface form: International Geophysical Year
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developmentAgency	Naval Research Laboratory ⓘ
diameter	16.5 centimeters ⓘ
era	early Space Race ⓘ
failureCause	loss of thrust and collapse of first stage on launch pad ⓘ
failureType	launch pad explosion ⓘ
followedBy	Explorer 1 ⓘ Vanguard TV3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vanguard TV3BU
fundingAgency	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
historicalSignificance	early U.S. satellite launch attempt in the Space Race ⓘ its failure was a public relations setback for the United States ⓘ
intendedMission	place a small satellite into Earth orbit ⓘ test launch of Vanguard launch vehicle ⓘ
intendedOrbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
launchComplex	Launch Complex 18 ⓘ surface form: Launch Complex 18A
launchConfiguration	three-stage Vanguard rocket ⓘ
launchDate	1957-12-06 ⓘ
launchOutcome	launch failure ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle	Vanguard rocket ⓘ
launchYear	1957 ⓘ
mass	1.47 kilograms ⓘ
mediaNickname	Flopnik ⓘ Kaputnik ⓘ Stayputnik ⓘ
missionType	Earth science ⓘ
notableAspect	first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite after Sputnik 1 ⓘ its failure accelerated support for the Army’s Explorer program ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	United States Navy Project Vanguard ⓘ
powerSource	mercury batteries ⓘ
precededBy	Sputnik 1 ⓘ Sputnik 2 ⓘ
program	Vanguard rocket ⓘ surface form: Project Vanguard
programContext	early U.S. response to Sputnik ⓘ
programGoal	establish a precise Earth satellite tracking network ⓘ support International Geophysical Year research ⓘ
publicReaction	widely publicized failure ⓘ
purpose	scientific research ⓘ
scientificInstrument	radio transmitter ⓘ
scientificObjective	measure atmospheric density ⓘ test satellite tracking techniques ⓘ
shape	sphere ⓘ
status	failed to reach orbit ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Explorer 1 → precededBy → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

Vanguard TV-4 → successorTo → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanguard TV-3

Vanguard TV-4 → precededBy → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanguard TV-3

Vanguard TV3 → followedBy → Vanguard TV3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanguard TV3BU

Vanguard rocket → notableLaunch → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

Vanguard → notableVariant → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanguard TV-3

Test Vehicle 4 → relatedTo → Vanguard TV3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanguard TV-3