Army Ballistic Missile AgencyThor Able ISpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 2
Launched
November 8, 1958
Image: NASA / USAF
Summary
Pioneer 2 launched on an Army Ballistic Missile Agency Thor Able I from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 8, 1958. The mission failed. It was Army Ballistic Missile Agency's 9th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 28th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd 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
- 3rd Thor Able I flightArmy Ballistic Missile Agency's 9th launch9th this yearhumanity's 28th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 16th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 2 launch?
Pioneer 2 launched on November 8, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 2?
Thor Able I, flown by Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Thor Able I spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 2 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.