Pioneer P-1
The Pioneer P-1 lunar probe | |
Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
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Operator | NASA |
Mission duration | Failed to launch |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | TRW Space Technology Laboratories |
Launch mass | 168 kg (370 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 September 1959 (1959-09-24) (pre-launch failure) |
Rocket | Atlas C-Able #9C |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-12 |
Pioneer ← Pioneer 4 Pioneer P-3 → |
Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1-meter diameter sphere with a propulsion module, and was to carry a TV camera and magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin-stabilized and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft.
The spacecraft was intended for launch on an Atlas C-Able rocket, but this vehicle was destroyed on 24 September 1959 in an explosion on its launch pad during a pre-launch static firing. The P-1 spacecraft and an Able IV space engine were not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded, and were later used on the Pioneer P-3 mission.[1][2]
References
External links
- Atlas-C Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Able IV information website
- Space Technology Laboratories Documents Archive
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