United States Air ForceAtlas-AbleSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
P-3
Launched
November 26, 1959
Image: United States Air Force
Summary
P-3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas-Able from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 26, 1959. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 11th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 54th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas-Able flight. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas-Able · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas-Able flightUnited States Air Force's 11th launch11th this yearhumanity's 54th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The Pioneer P-1, -3, -30 and -31 series was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering spacecraft from Earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 2nd this year · 30th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-3 launch?
P-3 launched on November 26, 1959. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-3?
Atlas-Able, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas-Able spec sheet
Where did P-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was P-3 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.