MISSION NAME
Pioneer V
Status
Success
DATE
11 MAR 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Description
Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus.
Thor Able IV
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.