NASA Vanguard 2 Cloud-Cover Satellite
Vanguard 2, launched in 1959, was an early NASA Earth-observation and weather satellite that used photocells to measure daylight cloud cover from orbit and study Earth’s outgoing radiation and weather-related patterns.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vanguard 2Vanguard-IIVanguard SLV-41959 Alpha
- Family Name
- Vanguard 2
- Full Name
- NASA Vanguard 2 Cloud-Cover Satellite
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearchweather
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Vanguard 2, launched in 1959, was an early NASA Earth-observation and weather satellite that used photocells to measure daylight cloud cover from orbit and study Earth’s outgoing radiation and weather-related patterns.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:07:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:07:21 UTC