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Vanguard 1A

U.S. satellite, damaged in a launch failure in 1957 and now on display at the National Air and Space Museum
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Summary

Vanguard 1A is a Vanguard[1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: exhibit[2]
  • Operator: United States Naval Research Laboratory[3]
  • Manufacturer: United States Naval Research Laboratory[4]
  • Space launch vehicle: Vanguard[5]
  • UTC date of spacecraft launch: December 6, 1957[6]
  • Cause of destruction: launch failure[7]
  • Significant event: rocket launch[8], exhibition[9]
  • Start point: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 18[10]
  • Mass: 1.36 kg[11]

Related Entities

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 18 United States Naval Research Laboratory Vanguard Vanguard

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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