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Pioneer 3
Juno IINational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5
Saturday, December 6, 1958 · 05:44 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Juno II
Profile →Vehicle details are not available yet.
HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
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
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.439°N, 80.573°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
