Vanguard (13in Magnetometer #1)

USA

Spacecraft n°: 38

USA satellite n°: 30

Launch data:

Designation	F00054 / 59F02
Launch date	14 Apr 1959 - 2:49:46 UT
Launch site	CC, LC18A
Launch vehicle	Vanguard SLV-5
Mission	Magnetometer satellite

Failure.
The first stage worked well, but the second stage gave erratic thrust and the rocket drifted off course, then tumbled into the Atlantic Ocean.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Sphere
Dimension	30-inch
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Decay	13 Apr 1959

Ref.: #7, #102(SL13) - update: 2.07.04