Moon
Pioneer 2
Lunar probe.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Lunar probe. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1958-F19; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 8 November 1958, 07:30:21 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Air Force Missile Test Center
- Launch vehicle
- Thor Able I
- Orbit
- Suborbital trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 8 November 1958
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Pioneer 2
Lunar probe.
- GCAT ID
- F00051
- Manufacturer
- TRW Inc.
- Launch mass
- 22 kg
- Propulsion
- TX-8 Falcon
- Dimensions
- 0.7 m long · 0.7 m diameter · 1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Pioneer 2.
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