RocketVanguard
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18A
OutcomeFailurestage 3 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyNRLUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 28, 1958, 03:46
- Launch designation
- 1958-F05
- Mission
- Lyman Alpha satellite
- Flight name
- Vanguard SLV1
- Vehicle flight ID
- SLV-1
- Year
- Launches in 1958
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 2,500 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.010 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S3G
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1958-F05 | Naval Research Lab | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.