LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Thu Dec 15 1960

United States Air Force

P-31

Launch Failure

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

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Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas-Able

Description:

The Atlas-Able was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch several Pioneer spacecraft towards the Moon. Of the five Atlas-Able rockets built, two failed during static firings, and the other three failed to reach orbit.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Planetary Science
An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 12