ABMA Thor Able I Pioneer 2

Name: ABMA Thor Able I Pioneer 2
Start: 1958-11-08T07:30:21.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Able I

Status

Failure

Date

8 NOV 1958

07:30

Launch Provider

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.

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