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Juno II | Pioneer 4

March 3, 1959 at 5:10 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Juno II | Pioneer 4 launch image
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March 3, 1959 at 5:10 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4394, -80.5733

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Juno II
Launch site
Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch probability
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March 3, 1959 at 5:10 AM UTC
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March 3, 1959 at 5:10 AM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe and successfully performed a fly by of the moon at a height of 58983km. Unfortunately it didn't come close enough to trigger its photoelectric sensor.

Vehicle

Juno II

Juno

Height

24 m

Diameter

2.67 m

LEO capacity

41 kg

Successful launches

5

Launch complex

Launch Complex 5

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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