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Pioneer V

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1960 ALP 1Launched 3/11/1960

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Pioneer 5
Launch Vehicle: Thor Able IV
Launch Date: 3/11/1960
Last Contact: 6/23/1960

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -71,288 km
Inclination: 24.6 deg
Dry Mass: 43 kg
Total Mass: 43 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1960 ALP 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.001