Vanguard rocket

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debut gptkb:Vanguard_3
gptkb:Vanguard_TV-3
March 17, 1958
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1959
gptkbp:design_purpose gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:development 1955-1956
gptkbp:diameter 1.5 meters
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1956
December 6, 1956
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial guidance
gptkbp:height 23.5 meters
gptkbp:historical_significance early space program
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanguard rocket
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:inspired future launch vehicles
gptkbp:launch_date 1956-1959
gptkbp:launch_event mixed success
gptkbp:launch_mass 12,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:ground
mobile launch platform
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:investors
expendable launch vehicle
multi-stage
small launch vehicle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:4
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future satellites.
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Naval_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:notable_achievement first successful US satellite launch
gptkbp:notable_event Vanguard 1 launch
gptkbp:notable_feature first US satellite to orbit Earth
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Vanguard_1
Vanguard program
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:3
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_period 1956-1959
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Vanguard_1
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 7.8 km/s
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:scientific_instruments
yes
10 kg
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:none
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:3
gptkbp:success gptkb:1
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Juno_II
gptkbp:type gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Project_Vanguard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vanguard_1
gptkb:Project_Vanguard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5