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LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sat Oct 11 1958
Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Pioneer 1

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Thor Able I

Description:

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

Thor Able I rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Lunar Exploration
  • The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A