Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Vanguard
Category
Country
Production
1957–1959
Quantity
11
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
45
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
20
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeSatellite launch vehicle
- First Flight1957
- ManufacturerGlenn L. Martin Company
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO11.3 kg
- Liftoff Thrust125
- Liftoff Mass10.05 t
- Height21.9 m
- Diameter1.14 m
- Success Rate3
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX / Kerosene (RP-1)
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches11
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1957Production started
- 1959Production ended
- 1999Entered service
69
years in service
2
years in production
11
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
274MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES45EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2853UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS251PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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