Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Vanguard II is an Earth orbiting satellite and the first weather satellite. It was designed to measure cloud-cover distribution over the daylight portion of its orbit for a period of 19 days and to provide information on the density of the atmosphere.
Details
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Feb 17, 1959, 15:55
Weather
Pro