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Thor Able I | Pioneer 1

October 11, 1958 at 8:42 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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October 11, 1958 at 8:42 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

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

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Thor Able I
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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.

Vehicle

Thor Able I

Thor · Able I

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

120 kg

Successful launches

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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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Thor Able I | Pioneer 2

November 8, 1958 at 7:30 AM UTC

Launch Failure

Thor Able I | Able I (Pioneer)

August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC