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Failure
P-3
Atlas-AbleUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 14
Thursday, November 26, 1959 · 07:26 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas-Able
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches1078
Successes972
Mission Brief
The Pioneer P-1, -3, -30 and -31 series was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering spacecraft from Earth.
PayloadP-3
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.491°N, 80.547°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
