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Pioneer 3

Juno IINational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5
Saturday, December 6, 1958 · 05:44 AM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts.

PayloadPioneer 3
OrbitLunar flyby
CustomerNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.439°N
Longitude
80.573°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

05:44 AM UTC - 05:44 AM UTC

Vehicle

HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122

Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Profile →

USA • Founded 1958

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.