Vanguard TV-3
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| Launch date | December 6, 1957 |
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| Mission type | Earth science |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Operator | United States Naval Research Laboratory |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Launch mass | 1. 36 kilograms (3. 0 lb) |
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| ID | 2406540 |
About Vanguard TV-3
Vanguard TV-3, was the first attempt of the United States to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth, after the successful Soviet launches of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2.