MISSION NAME
Pioneer 8 8
Status
Success
DATE
13 DEC 1967
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
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.
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Thor Delta E1
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.