United States Air ForceThor Delta ESpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 6
Launched
December 16, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Pioneer 6 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 16, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 296th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 509th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Delta E flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor Delta E flightUnited States Air Force's 296th launch65th this yearhumanity's 509th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Pioneer 6 · NORAD 1841 · left Earth orbit December 18, 1965
Delta 35 · re-entered September 6, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 158th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 6 launch?
Pioneer 6 launched on December 16, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 6?
Thor Delta E, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 6 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).