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Thor Able I
Launched 1958-10-11 08:42:13 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Lunar Orbit
Worldwide
22nd
orbital launch attempt in 1958
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
7th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
54 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.
The Army Ballistic Missile Agency was formed to develop the U.S. Army's first large ballistic missile. The agency was established at Redstone Arsenal on 1 February 1956, and commanded by Major General John B. Medaris with Wernher von Braun as technical director.
Launches
12
Successful
5
42%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
30m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
120kg
Liftoff thrust
667kN
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