Vanguard | Vanguard

Name: Vanguard | Vanguard
Start: 1958-09-26T15:38:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Vanguard was an American satellite and the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite to be launched. It was the first satellite to have solar electric power.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 26, 1958 at 03:38 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Vanguard
Operator: US Navy
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Earth Science