Vanguard rocket
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The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vanguard rocket canonical | 6 |
| Project Vanguard | 3 |
| Vanguard SLV-2 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| achievedOrbitWith |
Vanguard 1 satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Vanguard 1
|
| configuration | three-stage rocket ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedToPlace | 2.3-kilogram satellite into orbit ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Naval Research Laboratory
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 1950s ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Navy Project Vanguard ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.14 meters ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 8 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1957-12-06 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngine | General Electric X-405 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate | 1958-03-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Jupiter-C rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Juno I
Thor-Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Thor-Delta family
|
| height | approximately 23 meters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Earth’s shape and gravitational field measurements
ⓘ
launched the first solar-powered satellite ⓘ |
| launches | 11 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 10,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
|
| notableLaunch |
Vanguard 1 satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Vanguard 1
Vanguard 2 ⓘ Vanguard 3 ⓘ Vanguard TV3 ⓘ |
| notablePayload | Vanguard 1 satellite ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Navy ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | sounding rockets such as Viking ⓘ |
| programName |
United States Navy Project Vanguard
ⓘ
surface form:
Project Vanguard
|
| propellantType |
liquid-fueled first stage
ⓘ
liquid-fueled second stage ⓘ solid-fueled third stage ⓘ |
| secondStageEngine |
Aerojet AJ10 engine family
ⓘ
surface form:
Aerojet AJ10
|
| stageCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| successRate | approximately 27 percent ⓘ |
| thirdStageEngine | solid-propellant motor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
satellite launch
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Space Race ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Project Vanguard
this entity surface form:
Project Vanguard
this entity surface form:
Project Vanguard
this entity surface form:
Vanguard SLV-2