Vanguard (rocket)

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Vanguard
Vanguard rocket vanguard1 satellite.jpg
Vanguard rocket on Pad LC-18A
FunctionSatellite launch vehicle
Manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height21.9 meters (72 ft)
Diameter1.14 meters (3 ft 9 in)
Mass10,050 kilograms (22,160 lb)
Stages3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass11.3 kg (25 lb)
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sites Cape Canaveral, LC-18A
Total launches11
Success(es)3
Failure(s)8
First flight23 October 1957
(Vanguard 1: 17 March 1958)
Last flight18 September 1959
First stage – Vanguard
Height13.4 m (44 ft)
Diameter1.14 m (3 ft 9 in)
Empty mass811 kg (1,788 lb)
Gross mass8,090 kg (17,840 lb)
Powered by1 General Electric
GE X-405
Maximum thrust125,000 N (28,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 248 s (2.43 km/s)
Burn time144 seconds
Propellant LOX / Kerosene (RP-1)