USAF Thor Delta E1 Pioneer 7
Thor Delta E1
Status
Success
Date
17 AUG 1966
15:20
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
Rocket
Thor Delta E1
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Stages
4
Livestream
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