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Vanguard III Mission
completed
Launch 1959 ETA
Launched 9/18/1959
MEO
Service G
Sat MEO A
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Vanguard III
retired
Science Exploration
MEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/18/1959
Launch ID
1959 ETA
Launch Profile
Sat MEO A
Service Type
G
Orbit
MEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Naval Research Lab
Launch Vehicle
Vanguard X-248
Launch Site
Launch Complex 18A, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Science Exploration 1
Track