United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 8
Launched
December 13, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
Pioneer 8 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 13, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 433rd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 784th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Thor Delta E1 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 10th Thor Delta E1 flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 433rd launch61st this yearhumanity's 784th orbital launch attempt136th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris
- Pioneer 8 · NORAD 3066 · left Earth orbit January 16, 1968
- TTS 1 · NORAD 3067 · re-entered April 28, 1968
Delta 55 · re-entered April 1, 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 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 7th this year · 214th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 8 launch?
Pioneer 8 launched on December 13, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 8?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 8 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer 8 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).