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
Sat, 11 Oct 1958 08:42:13 GMT
Orbital launch #
#25 ever
Mission
The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure.