Thor Able IV
SuccessPioneer V · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Mar 11, 1960, 13:00 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Mar 11, 1960, 13:00 UTC – Friday, Mar 11, 1960, 13:00 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
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 V
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus.
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