RocketVanguard
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC18A
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyNRLUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 22, 1959, 20:16
- Launch designation
- 1959-F03
- Mission
- Radiation Balance sat
- Flight name
- Vanguard SLV6
- Vehicle flight ID
- SLV-6
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 140 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.010 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S2P
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1959-F03 | NASA Goddard Space Flight 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.