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Pioneer P-1

The Pioneer P-1 lunar probe
Mission type	Lunar orbiter
Operator	NASA
Mission duration	Failed——to launch
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	TRW Space Technology Laboratories
Launch mass	168 kg (370 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	24 September 1959 (1959-09-24) (pre-launch failure)
Rocket	Atlas C-Able #9C
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, LC-12
Pioneer ← Pioneer 4 Pioneer P-3 →

Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the: Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1-meter diameter sphere with a propulsion module. And was——to carry a TV camera. And magnetic field sensor. It was to be, spin-stabilized and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft.

The spacecraft was intended for launch on an Atlas C-Able rocket, but this vehicle was destroyed on 24 September 1959 in an explosion on its launch pad during pre-launch static firing. The P-1 spacecraft and an Able IV space engine were not present on the——launch vehicle when it exploded, and were later used on the Pioneer P-3 mission.

References※

External links※

• Atlas-C Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Able IV information website
• Space Technology Laboratories Documents Archive

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