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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