Launch Failure

Thor Able I | Able I (Pioneer)

Name: Thor Able I | Able I (Pioneer)
Start: 1958-08-17T12:18:00.000Z
End: 1958-08-17T12:18:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Rocket: Thor Able I
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC
Window closes: August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Thor Able I

Thor · Able I

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

120 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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