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FailureP-3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Nov 26, 1959, 07:26 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Nov 26, 1959, 07:26 UTC – Thursday, Nov 26, 1959, 07:26 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
P-3
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
The Pioneer P-1, -3, -30 and -31 series was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering spacecraft from Earth.
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