Thor-Able IV 219
Thor-Able IV vehicle 219 successfully launched Pioneer 5 on 11 March 1960. Pioneer 5 entered heliocentric orbit and returned interplanetary magnetic-field, radiation, and micrometeoroid measurements from a then-record distance.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor 219Pioneer V launch vehicleThor-Able IV flight 1
- Name
- Thor-Able IV 219
- Slug
- thor-able-iv-219
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Thor-Able IV vehicle 219 successfully launched Pioneer 5 on 11 March 1960. Pioneer 5 entered heliocentric orbit and returned interplanetary magnetic-field, radiation, and micrometeoroid measurements from a then-record distance.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7h8r9v6g4gbzcswd1mw2ztj58af0yj
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-5/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:56:24 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:56:24 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-03-11
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-03-11
- Serial Number
- 219
- Vehicle Code
- Pioneer 5