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Vanguard
Launch FailureLaunch Details
Date: 6 Dec 1957, 04:44 pm UTC
Rocket: Vanguard
Provider: US Navy
Mission
Type: Test Flight
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Description
Small satellite used to test the Vanguard three-stage launch vehicle.