RocketVanguard
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18A
OutcomeFailurestage 1 separation failure
Launch agencyNRLUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 14, 1959, 02:49
- Launch designation
- 1959-F01
- Mission
- Magnetometer satellite
- Flight name
- Vanguard SLV5
- Vehicle flight ID
- SLV-5
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 100 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.011 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1S
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1959-F01 | NASA Beltsville Space Center | — | — | — |
| Vanguard 30-inch Sphere | 1959-F01 | NASA Langley Research Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.