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Project Vanguard
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Project_Vanguard
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
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