Vanguard rocket

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:book	gptkb:Aerojet_General_AJ10-37
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter	1.14 m
gptkbp:firstFlight	1957-12-08
gptkbp:height	23 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	launched the oldest satellite still in orbit (Vanguard 1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vanguard rocket
gptkbp:lastFlight	1959-09-18
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Glenn_L._Martin_Company
gptkbp:mass	10,050 kg
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Vanguard_1 gptkb:Vanguard_2 gptkb:Vanguard_3 gptkb:Vanguard_TV3
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches	11 3
gptkbp:numberOfStages	gptkb:General_Electric_X-405 3
gptkbp:orbitType	gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:payloadToLEO	23 kg
gptkbp:program	gptkb:Project_Vanguard
gptkbp:propulsion	liquid fuel
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:thirdStageEngine	solid-propellant motor
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:A4_rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5