Juno II | Pioneer 4

Success

Juno II | Pioneer 4

Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe and successfully performed a fly by of the moon at a height of 58983km. Unfortunately it didn't come close enough to trigger its photoelectric sensor.

Mission type: Lunar Exploration · Orbit: Lunar flyby

Rocket: Juno II · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch pad

Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)