Vanguard-Balloon (Vanguard Sub-Satellite)
Vanguard Balloon [NASA]
The Vanguard Balloon Subsatelite was a small balloon satellite to measure air-density. It was to be launched puggy back with the Vanguard 13in Magnetometer Satellite.
Vanguard Balloon was was lost in a launch failure, when the Vanguard launch vehicle second stage was damaged during staging.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Science |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
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| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
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| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Vanguard SLV1 (20in Lyman-Alpha #1) | 14.04.1959 | CC LC-18A | F | Vanguard | with Vanguard (13in Magnetometer #1) |
