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Viking / Vanguard family
 Viking-1 |
 Launch of a Viking-2 |
 Vanguard-TV1 |
 Vanguard [NRL] |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking | Viking | - | - |
| Viking-2 | Viking-2 / X-405 | - | - |
| Vanguard (TV-2) | X-405 | Dummy | GRC 133-KS-2800 Dummy |
| Vanguard | X-405 | AJ-10-37 | GRC 133-KS-2800 |
| Vanguard (SLV-7) | X-405 | AJ-10-37 | X-248-A2 |
No TypeNo Serial No Type Date LS Payload
1 1 Viking-1 03.05.1949 P* WS ALA-1 - 2 2 Viking-1 06.09.1949 P* WS ALA-1 - 3 3 Viking-1 09.02.1950 P* WS ALA-1 - 4 4 Viking-1 11.05.1950 * NS - 5 5 Viking-1 21.11.1950 * WS ALA-1 - 6 6 Viking-1 11.12.1950 F* WS ALA-1 - 7 7 Viking-1 07.08.1951 * WS ALA-1 - 8 1 Viking-2 06.06.1952 F* WS NLA - 9 2 Viking-2 15.12.1952 * WS NLA - 10 3 Viking-2 07.05.1954 * WS NLA - 11 4 Viking-2 24.05.1954 * WS NLA - 12 5 Viking-2 04.02.1955 * WS NLA - 13 1 TV-0 Vanguard-TV0 08.12.1956 * CC LC-18A - 14 1 TV-1 Vanguard-TV1 01.05.1957 * CC LC-18A - 15 1 TV-2 Vanguard (1 st) 23.10.1957 * CC LC-18A (R&D) 16 1 TV-3 Vanguard 06.12.1957 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (6.5in Sat #1) 17 2 TV-3BU Vanguard 05.02.1958 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (6.5in Sat #2) 18 3 TV-4 Vanguard 17.03.1958 CC LC-18A Vanguard 1 (6.5in Sat #3) 19 4 TV-5 Vanguard 29.04.1958 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (20in X-ray #1) 20 5 SLV-1 Vanguard 28.05.1958 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (20in Lyman-Alpha #1) 21 6 SLV-2 Vanguard 26.06.1958 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (20in Lyman-Alpha #2) 22 7 SLV-3 Vanguard 26.09.1958 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (20in Cloud cover #1) 23 8 SLV-4 Vanguard 17.02.1959 CC LC-18A Vanguard 2 (20in Cloud cover #2) 24 9 SLV-5 Vanguard 14.04.1959 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (13in Magnetometer #1) / Vanguard Balloon 25 10 SLV-6 Vanguard 22.06.1959 F CC LC-18A Vanguard (20in Radiation balance #1) 26 1 SLV-7 (TV-4BU) Vanguard (mod) 18.09.1959 P CC LC-18A Vanguard 3 (20in Magnetometer, X-Ray, Env. #1) Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USANS = USS Norton Sound WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
