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Pioneer III

retired

Science ExplorationsuborbitalCOSPAR 1958 THELaunched 12/6/1958

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Pioneer 3
Launch Vehicle: Juno II
Launch Date: 12/6/1958
Last Contact: 12/7/1958

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: 51,065 km
Inclination: 28.5 deg
Dry Mass: 6 kg
Total Mass: 6 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Army
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1958 THE