LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor Delta E1 Pioneer 9

Name: USAF Thor Delta E1 Pioneer 9
Start: 1968-11-08T09:46:29.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Status

Success

DATE

8 NOV 1968

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Description

Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.

Thor Delta E1

Rocket Description

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

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