LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor Able IV Pioneer V

Name: USAF Thor Able IV Pioneer V
Start: 1960-03-11T13:00:07.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Status

Success

DATE

11 MAR 1960

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Description

Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus.

Thor Able IV

Rocket Description

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

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