United States Air ForceThor Able IVSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer V
Launched
March 11, 1960
Image: NASA
Summary
Pioneer V launched on an United States Air Force Thor Able IV from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 11, 1960. It was United States Air Force's 15th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 58th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Able IV flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Able IV · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Able IV flightUnited States Air Force's 15th launch4th this yearhumanity's 58th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 32nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer V launch?
Pioneer V launched on March 11, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer V?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer V?
Thor Able IV, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Able IV spec sheet
Where did Pioneer V launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer V going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a astrophysics mission.