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Launch of Vanguard 1 satellite

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launched Vanguard 1 into orbit, the second successful American satellite and the oldest human-made object still in orbit.

Launch of Vanguard 1 satellite

The launch marked a significant early achievement in the Cold War space race, yielded important geodetic and atmospheric data, and helped catalyze the expansion of U.S. civilian space efforts that led to NASA.

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