Vanguard 3

Summary

Vanguard 3 is a geomagnetic satellite^[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (geomagnetic_satellite category, ranking #6 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vanguard 3's image is recorded as Vanguard 3.jpg^[3].
• Vanguard 3's instance of is recorded as geomagnetic satellite^[4].
• Vanguard 3's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[5].
• Vanguard 3's manufacturer is recorded as United States Naval Research Laboratory^[6].
• Vanguard 3's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1959-007A^[7].
• Vanguard 3's subclass of is recorded as Vanguard^[8].
• Vanguard 3's Commons category is recorded as Vanguard III^[9].
• Vanguard 3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vanguard^[10].
• Vanguard 3's SCN is recorded as 00020^[11].
• Vanguard 3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth^[12].
• Vanguard 3's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• Vanguard 3's powered by is recorded as silver-zinc battery^[14].
• Vanguard 3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1959-09-18T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Vanguard 3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037vz_^[16].
• Vanguard 3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[17].
• Vanguard 3's significant event is recorded as loss of signal^[18].
• Vanguard 3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18987199'}^[19].
• Vanguard 3's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 18^[20].
• Vanguard 3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+33.3'}^[21].
• Vanguard 3's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+116.8'}^[22].
• Vanguard 3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+23.7'}^[23].
• Vanguard 3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+42.9'}^[24].
• Vanguard 3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+129'}^[25].
• Vanguard 3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3744'}^[26].
• Vanguard 3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+512'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Vanguard 3 draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (geomagnetic_satellite category, ranking #6 of 21).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]