Pioneer 4 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
3 Mar 1959, 5:10am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 5
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Pioneer 4
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Destination
Lunar flyby
Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe and successfully performed a fly by of the moon at a height of 58983km. Unfortunately it didn't come close enough to trigger its photoelectric sensor.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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