RocketVanguard
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18A
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyNRLUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 26, 1958, 15:38
- Launch designation
- 1958-U01
- Mission
- Cloud cover satellite
- Flight name
- Vanguard SLV3
- Vehicle flight ID
- SLV-3
- Year
- Launches in 1958
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 426 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.010 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S2P*
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1958-U01 | 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.