Manifest / 01Go
Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 12hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Failure
Pioneer 2
Thor Able IArmy Ballistic Missile AgencySpace Launch Complex 17A
Saturday, November 8, 1958 · 07:30 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.
PayloadPioneer 2
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerArmy Ballistic Missile Agency
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.447°N
- Longitude
- 80.565°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:30 AM UTC - 07:30 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
