Viking-2 (Viking Type 9)

Launch of a Viking-2

Vanguard-TV1

No    TypeNo Serial No  Type              Date           LS          Payload

 8       1              Viking-2          06.06.1952 U*  WS NLA      -
 9       2              Viking-2          15.12.1952  *  WS NLA      -
10       3              Viking-2          07.05.1954  *  WS NLA      -
11       4              Viking-2          24.05.1954  *  WS NLA      -
12       5              Viking-2          04.02.1955  *  WS NLA      -
13       1    TV-0      Vanguard-TV0      08.12.1956  *  CC LC-18A   -
14       1    TV-1      Vanguard-TV1      01.05.1957  *  CC LC-18A   -


Launch sites:

CC  =    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   
WS  =    White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA   


F       Failure
P       Partial Failure
U       Unintended Launch


Failures: 
 8: Vehicle accidentaly launched during static fire test. Destroyed after  seconds by range safety.

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