830px-Launch_of_Vanguard Published on September 17, 2024 in 18 September 1959, 05:20:07 UTCFull resolution (830 × 1024) ← Previous Next → Vanguard 3 is launched from Launch Complex 18 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 18 September 1959. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center MSFC-9139356)