Vanguard TV3

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Vanguard TV3 was an early U.S. satellite launch attempt in 1957 that failed to reach orbit, becoming a notable setback in the opening phase of the Space Race.

All labels observed (3)

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Vanguard TV-3 4
Vanguard TV3 canonical 2
Vanguard TV3BU 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial satellite
launch vehicle payload
associatedEvent International Geophysical Year
countryOfOrigin United States
developmentAgency Naval Research Laboratory
diameter 16.5 centimeters
era early Space Race
failureCause loss of thrust and collapse of first stage on launch pad
failureType launch pad explosion
followedBy Explorer 1
Vanguard TV3BU
linked to: Vanguard TV3
fundingAgency United States Department of Defense
historicalSignificance early U.S. satellite launch attempt in the Space Race
its failure was a public relations setback for the United States
intendedMission place a small satellite into Earth orbit
test launch of Vanguard launch vehicle
intendedOrbitType low Earth orbit
launchComplex Launch Complex 18A
linked to: Launch Complex 18
launchConfiguration three-stage Vanguard rocket
launchDate 1957-12-06
launchOutcome launch failure
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Vanguard rocket
launchYear 1957
mass 1.47 kilograms
mediaNickname Flopnik
Kaputnik
Stayputnik
missionType Earth science
notableAspect first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite after Sputnik 1
its failure accelerated support for the Army’s Explorer program
operator United States Navy
partOf United States Navy Project Vanguard
powerSource mercury batteries
precededBy Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
program Project Vanguard
linked to: Vanguard rocket
programContext early U.S. response to Sputnik
programGoal establish a precise Earth satellite tracking network
support International Geophysical Year research
publicReaction widely publicized failure
purpose scientific research
scientificInstrument radio transmitter
scientificObjective measure atmospheric density
test satellite tracking techniques
shape sphere
status failed to reach orbit

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Explorer 1 precededBy Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV-4 successorTo Vanguard TV-3
linked to: Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV-4 precededBy Vanguard TV-3
linked to: Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV3 followedBy Vanguard TV3BU
linked to: Vanguard TV3
Vanguard rocket notableLaunch Vanguard TV3
Vanguard notableVariant Vanguard TV-3
linked to: Vanguard TV3
Test Vehicle 4 relatedTo Vanguard TV-3
linked to: Vanguard TV3