Thor-Able I 129
Thor-Able I vehicle 129 launched Pioneer 2 on 8 November 1958. The second stage shut down early and a broken wire prevented the X-248 third stage from igniting; the probe reached about 1,530 kilometers altitude before reentering.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor 129Pioneer 2 launch vehicleAble 3 launch vehicleThor-Able I flight 3
- Name
- Thor-Able I 129
- Slug
- thor-able-i-129
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Thor-Able I vehicle 129 launched Pioneer 2 on 8 November 1958. The second stage shut down early and a broken wire prevented the X-248 third stage from igniting; the probe reached about 1,530 kilometers altitude before reentering.
- Operator Id
- vh73kr4r60fn37z8e1xzt1f8vd89n75j
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7r5ba9zm2q7q88mb8sgvvwj58aejq2
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:53:33 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:53:33 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1958-11-08
- Last Flight Date
- 1958-11-08
- Serial Number
- 129
- Vehicle Code
- Able 3