Thor Able I
SuccessPioneer 1 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Oct 11, 1958, 08:42 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Oct 11, 1958, 08:42 UTC – Saturday, Oct 11, 1958, 08:42 UTC
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Pioneer 1
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.
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