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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJuno IILaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 3
Launched
December 6, 1958
Summary
Pioneer 3 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Juno II from Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 6, 1958. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 30th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Juno II flight. The payload was bound for Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby)
- Milestone
- 1st Juno II flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 30th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts.
Pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 17th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 3 launch?
Pioneer 3 launched on December 6, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 3?
Juno II, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Juno II spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 3 going to?
Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby), a lunar exploration mission.