launched fromUSA

Vanguard SLV-7

Name: Vanguard SLV-7
Start: 1959-09-18T05:20:07Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

SEP 18195905:20:07 UTC

The third successful Vanguard launch out of eleven attempts.

LIFTOFF

SEP 18 1959

05:20:07 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-18ACanaveral

Payload

Vanguard 3

scientific satellite

22.7 kg