Vanguard TV4 - rocket launch details

Launch time17 Mar 195812:15:41 UTC

success

Vanguard 1 was the second satellite launched by the United Stated and the first satellite to have solar electric power.

Rocket Vanguard

launched from Cape Canaveral, LC-18AUSA

Name	Purpose	Mass	Comment
Vanguard 1	experimental satellite	1.47 kg	-