RocketVanguardvariant X-248
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNRLUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 18, 1959, 05:20
- Launch designation
- 1959 ETA
- Mission
- Magne-Ray satellite
- Flight name
- Vanguard III
- Vehicle flight ID
- SLV-7
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 3,758 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.047 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard III | 1959 ETANORAD 20 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 23 kg | In orbit, attached to another object |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.