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'''Pioneer P-1''' was a failed mission in the [[Pioneer program]]. The [[spacecraft]] was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an [[Atlas rocket|Atlas-C]] launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be [[spin-stabilized satellite|spin-stabilized]], and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref> <ref>New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959</ref> |
'''Pioneer P-1''' was a failed mission in the [[Pioneer program]]. The [[spacecraft]] was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an [[Atlas rocket|Atlas-C Able]] launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be [[spin-stabilized satellite|spin-stabilized]], and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref> <ref>New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959</ref> |
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* Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1] |
* Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1] |
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Revision as of 12:22, 30 November 2010
Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an Atlas-C Able launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin-stabilized, and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.[1] [2]
References
- ^ Gunter's Space Page - information on Pioneer P-1
- ^ New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959
External links
- Gunter's Space Page - information on Pioneer P-1
- Space Technology Laboratories Documents Archive
- Atlas Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica
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