LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Oct 11 1958

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Pioneer 1

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(8:42 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(8:42 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(8:42 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Thor Able I

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

Type: Lunar Exploration
The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A