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Vanguard 1

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Spacecraft

Vanguard 1

March 17, 1958Launch
United States Naval Research LaboratoryManufacturer
VanguardLaunch vehicle
1958-002BCOSPAR ID

Facts

LaunchMarch 17, 1958
ManufacturerUnited States Naval Research Laboratory
Launch vehicleVanguard
COSPAR ID1958-002B
Typetechnology demonstration spacecraft
Mass1.46 kg
End of missionMay 1964

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q676802

Type: technology demonstration spacecraft

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