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Vanguard

VanguardVanguard family
Drawing of the Vanguard

Drawing: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org) · CC BY 4.0

File: Vanguard.png

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Original file: Premium · At 1,280 px tall, 59.3 px per metre

DescriptionSide view of the Vanguard, drawn to scale. 21.6 m tall as drawn.
Date14 October 2026 (this version)
Sourceflightatlas.org/drawings/vanguard
AuthorFlight Atlas (flightatlas.org)
LicensingCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) for the sizes above, up to 1,280 px tall. Free to share and adapt, commercial use included, with the credit.

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Appears on

VanguardVanguard family10 launch pages, from Vanguard (6 December 1957) to Vanguard (22 June 1959)

Other versions

  1. Drawing of the Vanguard
    Vanguard
  2. Drawing of the Vanguard X 248
    Vanguard X 248

Vanguard drawings

  1. Drawing of the Vanguard
    Vanguard
  2. Drawing of the Vanguard X 248
    Vanguard X 248