Pioneer 3 lunar-flyby spacecraft family
The Pioneer 3 family comprised the 1958 U.S. lunar-flyby probe that fell short of the Moon after a premature Juno II engine shutdown, yet returned valuable Van Allen radiation-belt measurements before reentering Earth atmosphere.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer 3P-3
- Family Name
- Pioneer 3
- Full Name
- Pioneer 3 lunar-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybytechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Pioneer 3 family comprised the 1958 U.S. lunar-flyby probe that fell short of the Moon after a premature Juno II engine shutdown, yet returned valuable Van Allen radiation-belt measurements before reentering Earth atmosphere.
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 5.87
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-3/
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 19:53:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:09:44 UTC