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Orbiter

Pioneer 0

Launch failure Unknown

Milestones

17 Aug 1958 Launch Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)

Operator: ARPA · US Air Force
Launch: 17 Aug 1958
Programme: Pioneer

Further reading

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Sources

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)Table 1, no. 1 (launch, outcome)
WikidataQ662498 (identifiers, Wikipedia links)
Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)no. 1, Results: Thor first stage exploded; telemetry received from the payload after the explosion, "probably until impact in the Atlantic" (hedged: fate not stated) (status)

Checked on 2026-10-04

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