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FailureP-31 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 15, 1960, 09:10 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 15, 1960, 09:10 UTC – Thursday, Dec 15, 1960, 09:10 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, 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-31
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.
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