Launch FailureUnited States Air Force

Thor Delta L: Pioneer E

Name: Thor Delta L: Pioneer E
Start: 1969-08-27T21:59:00Z
End: 1969-08-27T21:59:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.

Wednesday, 27 August 1969

Thor Delta L

Mission Data

🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947

Launch VehicleThor Delta L

Vehicle FamilyThor

Vehicle Record1 of 2 launches (50%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeAstrophysics

Target OrbitHeliocentric N/A

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 17A

Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#87

Agency Launches This Year#30

Launches From This Pad145

Launches From This Site1,132

Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

About Thor Delta L

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 17A · 28.4472°N 80.5650°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.