Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts.
More about this launch
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterJuno II
MissionLunar Exploration · Lunar flyby
Lunar Exploration · Lunar flyby
What it put in orbit1 catalogued object
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER 3 1958-008A | Payload | re-entered 1958-12-07 |
COSPAR ID 1958-008. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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