Pioneer 6
Thor Delta E
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Pioneer 6
Type: Astrophysics
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
872 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Thor Delta E – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 69 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 540 kg
The Thor Delta E was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1965-11-06. Thor Delta E has 6 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 6 launches. American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
