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FailurePioneer 2 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Nov 8, 1958, 07:30 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Nov 8, 1958, 07:30 UTC – Saturday, Nov 8, 1958, 07:30 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
Pioneer 2
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.
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