ABMA Thor Able I Able I (Pioneer)

Name: ABMA Thor Able I Able I (Pioneer)
Start: 1958-08-17T12:18:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Able I

Status

Failure

Date

17 AUG 1958

12:18

Launch Provider

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch.

Rocket

Thor Able I

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Height

30 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN