Status
Failure
Rocket
Mission Details
Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV3 was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of the three-stage Vanguard and study the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit. It was also to be used to obtain geodetic measurements through orbit analysis. Solar cells on Vanguard 1A were manufactured by Bell Laboratories.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1957
3rd orbital launch attempt
Vanguard
1st mission
1st mission of 1957
1st failed mission