Thor-Able I 130
Thor-Able I vehicle 130 launched Able 2, later named Pioneer 1, on 11 October 1958 in NASA's first space mission. An accelerometer error caused the upper stage to shut down early, so the probe did not reach the Moon, but it returned 43 hours of near-Earth scientific data.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor 130Pioneer 1 launch vehicleAble 2 launch vehicleThor-Able I flight 2
- Name
- Thor-Able I 130
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Thor-Able I vehicle 130 launched Able 2, later named Pioneer 1, on 11 October 1958 in NASA's first space mission. An accelerometer error caused the upper stage to shut down early, so the probe did not reach the Moon, but it returned 43 hours of near-Earth scientific data.
- First Flight Date
- 1958-10-11
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:53:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:53:28 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1958-10-11
- Search Name
- Thor-Able I 130 Thor 130 Pioneer 1 launch vehicle Able 2 launch vehicle Thor-Able I flight 2
- Serial Number
- 130
- Vehicle Code
- Able 2