Satellite, Vanguard, Lyman Alpha
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Summary
- This is an instrumented full-scale replica of the Vanguard Lyman Alpha satellite, also called SLV-1. It was designed to provide data on solar radiation in the 1100-1300 Angstrom region, known as the Lyman alpha band. The satellite was launched on May 27, 1958 but failed to go into orbit due to malfunction of the launch rocket. The replica was manufactured at the Naval Research Laboratory and may have been a flight spare. It was refurbished by technicians at the Goddard Space Flight Center prior to its transfer to NASM from NASA in March 1975. It was on display at the Science Museum in London, England until 1988.
- Alternate Name
- Vanguard Lyman Alpha satellite
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19751413000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 ft. 8 in. wide, 10 lb. (50.8cm, 4.5kg)
- Other (antennae): 2 ft. 6 in. long (76.2cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Space Science
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19751413000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95de70170-a783-480d-9470-8e2cce64e314
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