Vanguard rocket program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vanguard_rocket_program
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanguard rocket program
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