launched fromUSA

Vanguard SLV-2

Name: Vanguard SLV-2
Start: 1958-06-26T05:00:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

JUN 26195805:00:00 UTC

The second stage engine shut down after only 8 seconds of operation, resulting in insufficient velocity to put the satellite into orbit.

LIFTOFF

JUN 26 1958

05:00:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromLC-18ACanaveral

Payload

Vanguard 2C

scientific satellite

10 kg