Pioneer 5

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 probe, geomagnetic satellite, artificial satellite of the Sun, heliocentric 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 equipment

Pioneer 5 instruments

Pioneer-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.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Pioneer5 with test equipment		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer 5 instruments		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer-5		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer V Satellite For Use At The Parade Of Progress Show At The Public Hall Cleveland Ohio.		Commons