Thor Delta L | Pioneer E
Status: Failure | Launched: Aug 27, 1969 21:59 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor Delta L — Thor family
Mission
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.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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