Naval Research Laboratory (USNavy) | Vanguard | |||
Overall Vehicle |
Operational | from | 06.12.1957 | |
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to | 18.09.1959 | ||
Orbital flights | 11 | |||
Payload weight | t | LEO | 0.04 | |
Gross liftoff weight | t | 10.45 | ||
Gross propellant weight | t | 8.91 | ||
Total length | m | 21.60 | ||
Max. diameter (span) | m | |||
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 120.1 | ||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 23.5 | ||
Fairing |
Total length | m | 2.31 | |
Diameter | m | 0.81 | ||
Total weight | t | 0.14 | ||
Stage 3 |
Name |
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Length | m | 1.54 | ||
Diameter | m | 0.46 | ||
Liftoff weight | t | 0.217 | ||
Propellant weight | t | 0.193 | ||
Engines |
GCR X-242 |
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Propellant |
solid CPCC |
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Total thrust (vac) | kN | 11.6 | ||
Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 2256 | ||
Burn time | s | 38 | ||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 0.44 | ||
Stage 2 |
Name | |||
Length | m | 4.88 | ||
Diameter | m | 0.81 | ||
Liftoff weight | t | 1.975 | ||
Propellant weight | t | 1.575 | ||
Engines | AJ-10-37 | |||
Propellant |
UDMH/Nitric Acid (WFNA) |
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Total thrust (vac) | kN | 33.0 | ||
Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 2618 | ||
Burn time | s | 125 | ||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 4.12 | ||
Stage 1 |
Name | |||
Length | m | 12.87 | ||
Diameter | m | 1.14 | ||
Liftoff weight | t | 8.08 | ||
Propellant weight | t | 7.14 | ||
Engines | GE X-405 | |||
Propellant | Kerosene/LOX | |||
Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 123.9 | ||
Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2432 | ||
Burn time | s | 140 | ||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 18.9 |