Thor Able IV | Pioneer V

Name: Thor Able IV | Pioneer V
Start: 1960-03-11T13:00:07Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: March 11, 1960 at 01:00 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Thor Able IV
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Astrophysics