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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-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, and the payload was later used in the P-3 mission.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref><ref>New York Times, "U.S. 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, and the payload was later used in the P-3 mission.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref><ref>New York Times, "U.S. Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959</ref> |
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[[File:Atlas C Able.JPG|539 × 976px|thumb|Le lanceur Atlas-Able C (Atlas # 9 C)]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 03:30, 4 January 2020
Mission type | Lunar flyby |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1959-E02 |
Mission duration | Failure to launch |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Space Technology Laboratory |
Launch mass | 88.4 kilograms (195 lb) |
Dry mass | 25.3 kilograms (56 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 24, 1959, 05:44:52 | UTC
Rocket | Atlas C Able |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
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, and the payload was later used in the P-3 mission.[1][2]
References
- ^ Gunter's Space Page - information on Pioneer P-1
- ^ New York Times, "U.S. Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959