Vanguard 1A

Summary

Vanguard 1A is a Vanguard^[1]. It draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (vanguard category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vanguard 1A's image is recorded as TV3 satellite.JPG^[3].
• Vanguard 1A's image is recorded as Vanguard rocket explodes.jpg^[4].
• Vanguard 1A's instance of is recorded as Vanguard^[5].
• Vanguard 1A's instance of is recorded as exhibit^[6].
• Vanguard 1A's operator is recorded as United States Naval Research Laboratory^[7].
• Vanguard 1A's manufacturer is recorded as United States Naval Research Laboratory^[8].
• Vanguard 1A's Commons category is recorded as TV-3^[9].
• Vanguard 1A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vanguard^[10].
• Vanguard 1A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1957-12-06T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Vanguard 1A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l256^[12].
• Vanguard 1A's cause of destruction is recorded as launch failure^[13].
• Vanguard 1A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[14].
• Vanguard 1A's significant event is recorded as exhibition^[15].
• Vanguard 1A's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 18^[16].
• Vanguard 1A's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.36'}^[17].
• Vanguard 1A's Smithsonian resource ID is recorded as nasm_A19761857000^[18].
• Vanguard 1A's NSSDCA ID is recorded as VAGT3^[19].
• Vanguard 1A's Smithsonian ARK ID is recorded as nv92fe153d3-04bb-421a-bde8-4f84ba83b9f2^[20].

Why It Matters

Vanguard 1A draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (vanguard category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]