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Pioneer Lunar Probe

retired

Science ExplorationsuborbitalCOSPAR 1958-F09Launched 8/17/1958

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1958-F09
Launch Vehicle: Thor Able I
Launch Date: 8/17/1958
Last Contact: 8/17/1958

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,177 km
Inclination: 30 deg
Dry Mass: 22 kg
Total Mass: 38 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1958-F09