Status
Failure
Rocket
Mission Details
Vanguard TV3BU
Vanguard TV3BU was the third U.S. attempt to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth. It was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle and study the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit. It also was to be used to obtain geodetic measurements through orbit analysis.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
LC-18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1958
2nd orbital launch attempt
Vanguard
2nd mission
1st mission of 1958
2nd failed mission