1958 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Able I (Pioneer)
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 17, 1958 at 12:18 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Able I (Pioneer)
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit