Pioneer P-1

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Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer series. The spacecraft was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on 24 September 1959 on an Atlas-C launcher. It was part of the Able space probes. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin stabilized, and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. Pioneer P-1 was destroyed in an explosion on the pad at Cape Canaveral during a static test.

[edit] External links

• Gunter's Space Page
• Atlas Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica

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