Vanguard
NOT ACTIVE
LAUNCHER INFO
The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV3, to quickly orbit the Explorer 1 satellite using a Juno I rocket, making Vanguard I the second successful U.S. orbital launch.
MANUFACTURER INFO
Lockheed Martin
LAUNCHER SPECIFICATIONS
(diameter)
1.14 m
TO GTO
null kg
(length)
23 m
TO LEO
9 kg
(reusable)
false
LAUNCH STATISTICS
TOTAL LAUNCHES
11
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES
3
FAILED LAUNCHES
8