Pioneer 0

Pioneer 0 was a failed United States space probe that was designed to go into orbit around the Moon, carrying a television camera, a micrometeorite detector and a magnetometer. It was part of the first International Geophysical Year (IGY) science payload. It was designed and operated by the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division as the first spacecraft in the Pioneer program and was the first attempted launch beyond Earth orbit by any country, but the rocket failed shortly after launch. The probe was intended to be called Pioneer, but the launch failure precluded that name.

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Able 1
space probe, former entity, Thor Able I, 

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1958 Pioneer 0

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rocket launch

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Pioneer (Able)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Pioneer (Able)		Commons