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Pioneer 9

Thor Delta E1 · Astrophysics

1968Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Thor Delta E1
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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