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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulLunar ExplorationJuno II
Launched 1959-03-03 05:10:56 UTCLaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Lunar flyby
Worldwide
4th
orbital launch attempt in 1959
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Launch Complex 5
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
86 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe and successfully performed a fly by of the moon at a height of 58983km. Unfortunately it didn't come close enough to trigger its photoelectric sensor.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
24m
Diameter
2.7m
To low Earth orbit
41kg
Liftoff thrust
654kN
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