Category. | Statistic. |
---|---|
Launch vehicle. | Vanguard rocket. |
Launch date. | February 5, 1958. |
Launch site. | Launch Complex 18A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. |
Ceased operations. | Blew up just after launch. |
Owner(s). | U.S. Navy. |
Major contractor(s) | Naval Research Laboratory. |
Is it still in orbit. | No since it blew up just after launch. |
Launch mass. | Unknown. |
Nationality(s). | American. |
Satellite type. | Technical sounding satellite. |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_TV3BU. |
- See also: Space Satellites