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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 13:00:00 UTC with an on-orbit dry mass of 43 kg (95 lb). It was a 0.66 m (2.2 ft) diameter sphere with 1.4 metres span across its four solar panels and achieved a solar orbit of 0.806 × 0.995 AU.

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Able 4, Paddle-Wheel Satellite, Pioneer P-2
space probegeomagnetic satelliteartificial satellite of the Sunheliocentric orbit, Thor Able IV


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    1960-03-11T00:00:00Z
    1960-03-11T00:00:00Z
    rocket launch
    1960-06-26T00:00:00Z
    1960-06-26T00:00:00Z
    loss of signal
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    Pioneer5 with test equipmentPioneer5 with test equipment
    Pioneer 5 instrumentsPioneer 5 instruments
    Pioneer-5Pioneer-5
    Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.
    Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.