Vanguard TV-4
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Vanguard TV-4 was the American Vanguard rocket that successfully launched Vanguard 1, one of the earliest artificial Earth satellites, during the early space race.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| TV-4 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vanguard rocket
→
launch vehicle → |
| alsoKnownAs | Test Vehicle 4 → |
| associatedWith | Vanguard 1 mission → |
| contributedTo |
demonstration of U.S. orbital launch capability
→
early satellite tracking and geodesy experiments via Vanguard 1 → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| designation |
Vanguard TV-4
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
TV-4
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| developedBy | Naval Research Laboratory → |
| developedFor | United States Navy → |
| era |
Cold War
→
International Geophysical Year period → |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish the United States as a spacefaring nation → |
| launchAgency |
Naval Research Laboratory
→
United States Navy → |
| launchConfiguration | three-stage Vanguard configuration → |
| launchDate | 1958-03-17 → |
| launchedPayload |
Vanguard 1 satellite
→
surface form:
Vanguard 1
|
| launchMass | approximately 10,000 kilograms → |
| launchOutcome | success → |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
NERFINISHED
→
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 18A NERFINISHED → |
| launchVehicleFor |
Vanguard 1 satellite
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surface form:
Vanguard 1
|
| launchVehicleRole | test vehicle → |
| notableFor |
first successful Vanguard orbital launch
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launching one of the earliest artificial Earth satellites → |
| operator |
Naval Research Laboratory
→
United States Navy → |
| orbitTypeAchieved | low Earth orbit → |
| partOf | early space race → |
| precededBy |
Vanguard TV3
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surface form:
Vanguard TV-3
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| primaryMission | place Vanguard 1 into Earth orbit → |
| program |
Vanguard rocket
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surface form:
Project Vanguard
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| propulsionType |
liquid-fueled first stage
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solid-fueled upper stages → |
| relatedEvent | early competition with Soviet Sputnik launches → |
| rocketFamily | Vanguard → |
| stageCount | 3 → |
| status | retired → |
| successorTo |
Vanguard TV3
→
surface form:
Vanguard TV-3
|
| technologyLineage | derived from Viking and Aerobee technologies → |
| usedFor | orbital satellite launch → |
| usedIn | scientific satellite program → |
| usedInContextOf |
International Geophysical Year activities
→
surface form:
International Geophysical Year
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
TV-4
subject surface form:
Vanguard 1