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)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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