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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 67-HC-499
Date : 06/26/1958

Title

Vanguard Satellite SLV-2 Being Examined at Cape Canaveral

Full Description

Vanguard satellite SLV-2 is being checked out at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Solar X-ray radiation satellite was launched June 26, 1958. The second stage of the launch vehicle ended prematurely due to low chamber pressure and terminated the mission. The launch was part of the U.S. International Geophysical Year program under the direction of the Office of Naval Research.

Keywords

Vanguard Satellite SLV-2 International Geophyiscal Year Navy

Subject Category

Planetary Astronomy, Historical-KSC

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 67-HC-499
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000067

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 90 66 8
Small JPEG 640 472 193
Medium JPEG 1500 1107 885
Large JPEG 3000 2213 2,402

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