Pioneer P-1
Pioneer P-1. | |
Mission type | Lunar flyby |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1959-E02 |
Mission duration | Failure to launch |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Space Technology Laboratory |
Launch mass | 88.4 kilograms (195 lb) |
Dry mass | 25.3 kilograms (56 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 24, 1959, 05:44:52 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas C Able |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1-meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an Atlas C-Able launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin-stabilized, and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas-Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded, and the payload was later used in the P-3 mission.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Gunter's Space Page - information on Pioneer P-1
- ↑ New York Times, "U.S. Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959
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