Pioneer V

Name: Thor Able IV | Pioneer V
Start: 1960-03-11T13:00:00+00:00
End: 1960-03-11T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Able IV

United States Air Force

Launch Status

Success

Fri • Mar 11th, 1960
1:00 PM UTC

Mission

Pioneer V

Type: Astrophysics

Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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

Rocket

Thor Able IV – McDonnell Douglas

Family: Thor
Length: 27.2 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Launch Mass: 52 T

The Thor Able IV was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1960-03-11. Thor Able IV has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA

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