LAUNCH MISSION

ABMA Thor Able I Pioneer 1

Name: ABMA Thor Able I Pioneer 1
Start: 1958-10-11T08:42:13.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Status

Success

11 OCT 1958

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Space Launch Complex 17A

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

Thor Able I

American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.