LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Dec 06 1958
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pioneer 3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(5:44 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(5:44 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(5:44 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Juno IIDescription:
Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 5