Pioneer E - NASA Satellite

NASA's Pioneer-E was the last in a series of probes designed to study interplanetary space from heliocentric orbit. Mission controllers had to destroy the spacecraft after a rocket booster malfunction prevented it from reaching orbit.

Pioneer E Mission Information

Mission Details

NamePioneer E
Launch DateAugust 27, 1969
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleThor Delta E-1
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A, Florida
CollaborationAmes Research Center (ARC)

Satellite Details

ApplicationTo study Solar Orbit
Scientific InstrumentThree-Axis Magnetometer, Cosmic Ray Telescope, Radio Propagation Detector, Electric Field Detector, Quadrispherical Plasma Analyzer, Cosmic Ray Anisotropy Detector, Cosmic Dust Detector
Mass144 Pounds (65.4 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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