Complete vehicle made up of satellite and its three stages of rockets, will be about 70 ft long and 45 in. in diam and will weigh about 22,000 lb; first stage will weigh approximately 17,800 lb and will be propelled by liquid rocket motor using liquid oxygen as oxidizer and jet kerosene as fuel; power plant will develop thrust of about 27,000 lb; three progressive stages of trajectory.


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    Title :

    Vanguard satellite


    Additional title:

    Ordnance


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Ordnance ; 41 , n 220


    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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