MISSION NAME
Pioneer 7 7
Status
Success
DATE
17 AUG 1966
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Description
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.
Thor Delta E1
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.