Saturday, April 18, 1987

Vanguard 1

  1958-002B


The Vanguard test satellite carried on TV-4 was the first to reach orbit, becoming Vanguard I. The TV4 payload was used for geodetic measurements. Stage 2 of TV-4 was tank 427750, TCA C-12.


Vanguard 1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1958 Mar 17  1215:41  Launch by Vanguard TV4  CC  
 1218:05  T+2:24 Stage 1 sep 
 1218:33  T+2:52 Fairing sep 
 1220:07  T+4:26 Stage 2 cutoff 
 1225:35  T+9:54 Stage 2 sep 
 1225:47  T+10:06 Stage 3 burn  -5600 x 650 x 34.3? 
  Stage 3 cutoff 
 1226:45  T+11:04 Stage 3 sep  650 x 3968 x 34.25 
1964 Mar   End of transmissions 

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