Vanguard rocket program

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Naval_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:endDate	1959
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunch	gptkb:Vanguard_1
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunchDate	March 17, 1958
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Vanguard 1 is the oldest human-made satellite still in orbit
gptkbp:notableFailure	gptkb:Vanguard_TV3_explosion
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Vanguard_1 gptkb:Vanguard_2 gptkb:Vanguard_TV3
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches	11 3
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Project_Orbiter
gptkbp:purpose	launching artificial satellites
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:International_Geophysical_Year
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	Thor-Able program
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Milton_Rosen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vanguard rocket program