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Able I (Pioneer)

Thor Able I

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Able I (Pioneer)

  • Type: Lunar Exploration
  • Orbit: Lunar Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $8,900,000

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.

Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 rockets, including 145 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

McDonnell Douglas Thor Able I

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

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Agency

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

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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