Able 1 (Pioneer 0) lunar-probe spacecraft
Able 1, later known as Pioneer 0, was the first attempted deep-space and lunar probe, launched in 1958 to seek lunar orbit before a Thor first-stage failure ended the mission after 73.6 seconds.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Able 1Pioneer 0Able 1 spacecraftPioneer 0 spacecraftThor-Able 1
- Family Name
- Able 1 (Pioneer 0)
- Full Name
- Able 1 (Pioneer 0) lunar-probe spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbitertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Able 1, later known as Pioneer 0, was the first attempted deep-space and lunar probe, launched in 1958 to seek lunar orbit before a Thor first-stage failure ended the mission after 73.6 seconds.
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 38
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:53:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:53:12 UTC