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Launch · COSPAR 1959-007 · 18 Sept 1959

VANGUARD 3

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

3

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

2

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 3

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
VANGUARD 3201959-007AUnknownOTHER508 / 3,203 km33.34°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
VANGUARD 3 DEB290051959-007BDecayedLEO383 / 469 km33.21°04 Feb 2015—
VANGUARD 3 DEB314051959-007CDecayedLEO354 / 546 km33.22°03 Apr 2014—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1959-007
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
18 Sept 1959
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY5A9MGCE9QS19MV6GM

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1959-007; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

VANGUARD 3 — Launch 1959-007, 18 Sept 1959 | SatelliteIndex