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.

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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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Vanguard program predecessor Project Orbiter