Atlas-Able 20
Atlas-Able vehicle 20, the first Atlas-Able, launched Pioneer P-3/Able 4B on 26 November 1959. Its fiberglass payload fairing began breaking apart about 45 seconds after liftoff, and aerodynamic forces tore away the upper stage and lunar probe.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas D 20Atlas-Able no. 1Pioneer P-3 launch vehicleAble 4B launch vehicle
- Name
- Atlas-Able 20
- Slug
- atlas-able-20
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Able vehicle 20, the first Atlas-Able, launched Pioneer P-3/Able 4B on 26 November 1959. Its fiberglass payload fairing began breaking apart about 45 seconds after liftoff, and aerodynamic forces tore away the upper stage and lunar probe.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7mh8v4sska6d3yxw0q5tqfv18afq67
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:59:06 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:59:06 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1959-11-26
- Last Flight Date
- 1959-11-26
- Serial Number
- 20
- Vehicle Code
- P-3