Atlas-Able | P-31
An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.
Mission Details
- Launch date: December 15, 1960 at 09:10 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Atlas-Able
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Mission type: Planetary Science