1960 · United States Air Force

Pioneer V

successThor Able IV | Pioneer V

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.

Overview

Date / time: March 11, 1960 at 01:00 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission: Pioneer V
Mission type: Astrophysics
Orbit achieved: Heliocentric N/A

Launch vehicle

Thor Able IV →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

PIONEER 5

Heliocentric