Atlas-Able | P-31
Status: Failure | Launched: Dec 15, 1960 09:10 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas-Able — Atlas family
Mission
An intended lunar orbiter the vehicle was destroyed when the launch vehicle exploded due to a malfunction in the first stage.
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 12
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-08T01:01:54.797344+00:00.