Project VANGUARD

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Project_VANGUARD
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:project
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1959
gptkbp:goal launching satellites
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:has_weakness gptkb:Vanguard_TV3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Project VANGUARD
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sputnik_1
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:1955
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:launch_date December 6, 1957
March 17, 1958
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Vanguard_rocket
gptkbp:launched gptkb:12
gptkbp:notable_event first U. S. satellite launch attempt
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Vanguard_1_satellite
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Project_Orbiter
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:significance first successful U. S. satellite
gptkbp:success_rate 50%
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Project_MERCURY
gptkbp:uses_technology solid-fuel rocket
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spartan-III_program
gptkb:Dr._Halsey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5