Vanguard SLV-2 [NASA]
The objective of the Vanguard SLV1 and SLV2 satellites was to launch into orbit a fully instrumented, 20in, 10 kg Lyman-alpha satellite. This satellite was to study solar Lyman-alpha radiation and to make certain space environment measurements; it was identical to the Vanguard x-ray satellite of TV-5 except that it covered the 1100 to 1300 Å wavelength bands.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Science |
Operator: | NASA |
Contractors: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
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Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Batteries |
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Mass: | 10 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Vanguard SLV1 (Lyman-Alpha Satellite 1) | 1958-F05 | 28.05.1958 | CC LC-18A | F | Vanguard | |
Vanguard SLV2 (Lyman-Alpha Satellite 2) | 1958-F06 | 26.06.1958 | CC LC-18A | F | Vanguard |