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Pioneer IV

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1959 NU 1Launched 3/3/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Pioneer 4
Launch Vehicle: Juno II
Launch Date: 3/3/1959
Last Contact: 3/6/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -196,722.5 km
Inclination: 29 deg
Dry Mass: 7 kg
Total Mass: 7 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: 1959 NU 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.001