Pioneer launch record
1958
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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17 Aug 1958 1218UTC | LC17A | F00022 | 14(1958-9f,17) | Able I (Pioneer 0) | Thor127/AbleI | 1st stage malfunction | |
11 Oct 1958 0842UTC | LC17A | S00110 | 22(1958-006A,25) | Pioneer 1 | Thor130/AbleI | Set distance record; failed to reach moon | |
6 Dec 1958 | LC17A | F00049 | 25(1958-19f,28) | Pioneer 2 | Thor129/AbleI | 3rd stage ignition unsuccessful | |
12 Dec 1958 | LC5 | S00111 | 27(1958-21f,30) | Pioneer 3 | Juno 2 AM-11 | Failed to reach moon; provided radiation data |
1959
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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3 Mar 1959 | LC5 | S00113 | 5(1959-004A,36) | Pioneer 4 | Juno 2 AM-14 | Failed to reach moon; provided radiation data | |
24 Sep 1959 0726UTC | LC-12 | Pioneer P-1 | Atlas9C Able | aka Pioneer W. Exploded during a test. | |||
26 Nov 1959 0726UTC | LC-14 | F00078 | 24(1959-10f,55) | Pioneer P-3 | Atlas20D Able5A | aka Pioneer X. Failed to reach moon; provided radiation data. |
1960
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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23 Mar 1960 1300UTC | LC-17A | S00027 | 4(1960-001A,59) | Pioneer 5 | Thor 219 Able4 | Passed within 60000 km. of moon | |
25 Sep 1960 1523UTC | LC-12 | F00112 | 27(1960-12f,80) | Pioneer P-30 | AtlasD Able80 | failure | |
15 Dec 1960 0910UTC | LC-12 | F00136 | Pioneer P-31 | Atlas 91D Able 5 | aka Pioneer Z, AbleVB, failure |
1965
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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16 Dec 1965 13h39UTC | LC17A | S01841 | Pioneer 6 | Thor Delta E 460/D35 | Measured solar wind, Sun's magnetic field |
1966
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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17 Aug 1966 1520UTC | LC17A | S02398 | Pioneer 7 | Thor Delta E1 462/D40 | aka Pioneer B. Monitored solar wind, cosmic rays |
1967
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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13 Dec 1967 1408UTC | LC17B | S03066 | Pioneer 8 | Thor Delta E1 489/D55 | aka Pioneer C. Solar radiation data |
1968
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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8 Nov 1968 0946UTC | LC17B | S03533 | Pioneer 9 | Thor Delta E1 479/D60 | aka Pioneer D. Solar radiation data |
1969
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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27 Aug 1969 2159UTC | LC17A | F00552 | Pioneer E | Thor Delta L 540/D73 | 1st stage hydraulics failure; destroyed by range safety. |
1972
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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3 Mar 1972 0149UTC | LC36A | S05860 | Pioneer 10 | SLV-3C Centaur | Pioneer F AC-27 |
1973
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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6 Apr 1973 0211UTC | LC36B | S06421 | Pioneer 11 | SLV-3D Centaur AC-30 | aka Pioneer G |
1978
editImage | Date | Pad# | SATCAT | Payload# | Payload | Craft | Comments |
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20 May 1978 1313UTC | LC36A | S10911 | Pioneer 12 | SLV-3D Centaur AC-50 | Venus orbiter | ||
8 Aug 1978 0733UTC | LC36A | S11001 | Pioneer 13 | SLV-3D Centaur AC-51 | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe |