Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LO
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 17 Aug 1958 12:18:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#17 ever
Mission
The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch.