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Able I (Pioneer)

Thor Able I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Able I (Pioneer)

Type: Lunar Exploration

The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Thor Able I – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 30 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 51 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 120 kg

The Thor Able I was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1958-04-24. Thor Able I has 1 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Agency

Army Ballistic Missile Agency – ABMA

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: ABMA
  • Country: USA

The Army Ballistic Missile Agency was formed to develop the U.S. Army’s first large ballistic missile. The agency was established at Redstone Arsenal on 1 February 1956, and commanded by Major General John B. Medaris with Wernher von Braun as technical director.

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