launched fromUSA

Vanguard TV5

Name: Vanguard TV5
Start: 1958-04-29T02:53:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

APR 29195802:53:00 UTC

After the second stage shutdown, the third stage failed to ignite.

LIFTOFF

APR 29 1958

02:53:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromLC-18ACanaveral

Payload

Vanguard 2A

experimental satellite

9.75 kg