Pioneer V
Thor Able IV
United States Air Force
Launch Status
Success Mission
Pioneer V
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Heliocentric N/A
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.
Location
Rocket
McDonnell Douglas Thor Able IV
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.