NASA Juno II Pioneer 4

Name: NASA Juno II Pioneer 4
Start: 1959-03-03T05:10:56.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 5

Juno II

Status

Success

Date

3 MAR 1959

05:10

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Juno II

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar flyby

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.

Height

24 m

Diameter

2.67 m

Launch Mass

55 T

Thrust

654 kN