November 26, 1959 at 7:26 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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November 26, 1959 at 7:26 AM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469
The Pioneer P-1, -3, -30 and -31 series was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering spacecraft from Earth.
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Height
35 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
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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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