Army Ballistic Missile AgencyThor Able ISpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Able I (Pioneer)
Launched
August 17, 1958
Image: NASA/USAF
Summary
Able I (Pioneer) launched on an Army Ballistic Missile Agency Thor Able I from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 17, 1958. The mission failed. It was Army Ballistic Missile Agency's 5th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 17th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Able I flight. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Able I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Able I flightArmy Ballistic Missile Agency's 5th launch5th this yearhumanity's 17th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 11th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Able I (Pioneer) launch?
Able I (Pioneer) launched on August 17, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Able I (Pioneer)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Able I (Pioneer)?
Thor Able I, flown by Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Thor Able I spec sheet
Where did Able I (Pioneer) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Able I (Pioneer) going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.