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US Navy

Government • USA

Total Launches
18
Successful
3
Failed
15
Success Rate
17%

About

The Navy was competed with the Army to put the first American satellite into orbit. Their first two Vanguard missions failed, with the second being a highly publicized failure, as it exploded on the launchpad. They went on to put 3 satellites into orbit but did not beat the Army to be the first. Their work in space continues today largely on military satellites.

Launches (18)

DateMissionRocketStatus
4/26/1962SOLRAD 4BScout X-2Failure
9/18/1959Vanguard IIIVanguardSuccess
6/22/1959VanguardVanguardFailure
4/14/1959VanguardVanguardFailure
2/17/1959Vanguard IIVanguardSuccess
9/26/1958VanguardVanguardFailure
8/28/1958NOTS 6Project PilotFailure
8/26/1958NOTS 5Project PilotFailure
8/25/1958NOTS 4Project PilotFailure
8/22/1958NOTS 3Project PilotFailure
8/12/1958NOTS 2Project PilotFailure
7/25/1958NOTS 1Project PilotFailure
6/26/1958VanguardVanguardFailure
5/28/1958VanguardVanguardFailure
4/29/1958VanguardVanguardFailure
3/17/1958VanguardVanguardSuccess
2/5/1958VanguardVanguardFailure
12/6/1957VanguardVanguardFailure