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

Thor Able I

Status

Success

Date

11 OCT 1958

08:42

Launch Provider

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Thor Able I

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN