MISSION NAME
Pioneer 4 4
Status
Success
DATE
3 MAR 1959
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 5
Description
Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe and successfully performed a fly by of the moon at a height of 58983km. Unfortunately it didn't come close enough to trigger its photoelectric sensor.
Juno II
Rocket Description
Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.