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P-31

Atlas-Able

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

P-31

Type: Planetary Science

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

Trajectory

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Location

Launch Complex 12

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

880 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Atlas-Able – Convair

  • Family: Atlas
  • Length: 35 m
  • Diameter: 3.05 m
  • Launch Mass: 120 T

The Atlas-Able was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1959-11-26. Atlas-Able has 0 successful launches and 3 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. 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.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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