Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
More about this launch
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta E1
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1
Thor Delta E1: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionAstrophysics · Helio-N/A
Astrophysics · Helio-N/A
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER 9 1968-100A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| TETR 2 1968-100B | Payload | re-entered 1979-09-19 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-100C | Debris | re-entered 1971-10-06 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1968-100D | Rocket body | re-entered 1978-04-13 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-100E | Debris | re-entered 1972-01-06 |
COSPAR ID 1968-100. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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