1958 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Pioneer 1
successThor Able I | Pioneer 1
The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 11, 1958 at 08:42 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Pioneer 1
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit