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

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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
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
surface form: Vanguard 1
launchVehicleRole test vehicle
notableFor first successful Vanguard orbital launch
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
surface form: Vanguard TV-3
primaryMission place Vanguard 1 into Earth orbit
program Vanguard rocket
surface form: Project Vanguard
propulsionType liquid-fueled first stage
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

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

Vanguard TV-4 designation Vanguard TV-4 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: TV-4
1958 Beta 2 launchVehicle Vanguard TV-4
Vanguard 1 satellite launchVehicle Vanguard TV-4
subject surface form: Vanguard 1