Thor Able I
FailureAble I (Pioneer) · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Aug 17, 1958, 12:18 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Aug 17, 1958, 12:18 UTC – Sunday, Aug 17, 1958, 12:18 UTC
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, 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
Able I (Pioneer)
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch.
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