Status
Failure
Pioneer 0
Launch Time
Sun Aug 17, 1958 12:18 UTC
Sun Aug 17, 1958 12:18 UTC
The maiden flight of Thor-Able I exploded at an altitude of 16 kilometers (9.9 mi).
Rocket
Mission Details
Pioneer 0
Pioneer 0 (also known as Thor-Able 1) was a failed United States space probe that was designed to go into orbit around the Moon, carrying a television camera, a micrometeorite detector and a magnetometer, as part of the first International Geophysical Year (IGY) science payload.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 84.0 kg
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1958
14th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Able
1st mission
1st mission of 1958
1st failed mission