Pioneer 5
Space probe
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Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus. It was launched on 11 March 1960 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17A at... Wikipedia
Launch date: March 11, 1960 at 8:00 AM GMT-5
Manufacturer: TRW Inc.
Aphelion altitude: 0.9931 astronomical units (148,570,000 km; 92,310,000 mi)
Launch mass: 43.2 kilograms (95 lb)
Mission duration: Launch to last contact 107 days; launch to last data received 50 days
Reference system: Heliocentric
Rocket: Thor DM 18-Able IV
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