1958 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Pioneer 2
failureThor Able I | Pioneer 2
The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 8, 1958 at 07:30 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Pioneer 2
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit