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Thor Delta E | Pioneer 6

Name: Thor Delta E | Pioneer 6
Start: 1965-12-16T07:31:21.000Z
End: 1965-12-16T07:31:21.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

December 16, 1965 at 7:31 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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December 16, 1965 at 7:31 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

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

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Rocket: Thor Delta E
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 16, 1965 at 7:31 AM UTC
Window closes: December 16, 1965 at 7:31 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Thor Delta E

Thor · Delta E

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

540 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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