flown missionFailure

Thor Delta L | Pioneer E

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Pioneer E
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Thor Delta L
Family
Thor
Variant
Delta L
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York