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FailurePioneer E · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Aug 27, 1969, 21:59 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Aug 27, 1969, 21:59 UTC – Wednesday, Aug 27, 1969, 21:59 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
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 E
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
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