Juno II | Pioneer 3

Name: Juno II | Pioneer 3
Start: 1958-12-06T05:44:52Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 6, 1958 at 05:44 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Juno II
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Lunar Exploration