Project Vanguard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Project_Vanguard

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1959
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Project Vanguard
gptkbp:initialGoal	gptkb:International_Geophysical_Year
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:Naval_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Vanguard 1 is oldest human-made satellite still in orbit
gptkbp:notableFailure	gptkb:Vanguard_TV3_explosion
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Vanguard_1 gptkb:Vanguard_2 gptkb:Vanguard_3 gptkb:Vanguard_TV3
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Project_Orbiter
gptkbp:purpose	launch artificial satellites
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Space_Race gptkb:Sputnik_1 gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Explorer_program
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:ONR
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5