United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 7
Launched
August 17, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
Pioneer 7 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 17, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 344th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 599th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Delta E1 flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor Delta E1 flightUnited States Air Force's 344th launch45th this yearhumanity's 599th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components
- Pioneer 7 · NORAD 2398 · left Earth orbit August 26, 1966
Delta 40 · re-entered August 7, 1967
Delta 40 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit August 26, 1966
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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 179th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 7 launch?
Pioneer 7 launched on August 17, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 7?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 7 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).