Project Orbiter
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Project Orbiter was an early U.S. Army–Navy proposal to launch the first American artificial satellite, whose cancellation led to the later Vanguard program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Project Orbiter canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States space program project
ⓘ
satellite launch proposal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homer Joe Stewart
ⓘ
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Wernher von Braun ⓘ |
| context |
International Geophysical Year activities
ⓘ
surface form:
International Geophysical Year
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
rocketry
ⓘ
space exploration ⓘ |
| goal | launch the first American artificial satellite ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States Navy Project Vanguard
ⓘ
surface form:
Project Vanguard
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledTo | Vanguard program ⓘ |
| location |
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
Redstone Arsenal
United States military bases ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army facilities
|
| notableFor | being an early U.S. proposal for an artificial Earth satellite ⓘ |
| operator |
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
|
| partOf | early United States space program ⓘ |
| programType | military-sponsored satellite program ⓘ |
| proposalOutcome | not implemented as originally planned ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation | policy decision to favor a civilian-led satellite program ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Explorer 1
ⓘ
Space Race ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States Navy Project Vanguard
ⓘ
surface form:
Project Vanguard
|
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| usedLaunchVehicleConcept |
Jupiter-C rocket
ⓘ
Redstone rocket ⓘ |
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