LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Failure
Sat Nov 08 1958
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Pioneer 2
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(7:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(7:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(7:30 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Thor Able IDescription:
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.
![Thor Able I rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A