United States Air ForceAtlas-AbleLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
P-31
Launched
December 15, 1960
Image: United States Air Force
Summary
P-31 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas-Able from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 15, 1960. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 37th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 91st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas-Able flight and the 2nd this year. 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
- Planetary Science · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas-Able flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 37th launch26th this yearhumanity's 91st orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Launch Complex 12, 2nd this year · 49th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-31 launch?
P-31 launched on December 15, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-31?
Atlas-Able, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas-Able spec sheet
Where did P-31 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was P-31 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a planetary science mission.