Atlas-D_Able_-_Pioneer_P-3.jpg
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The Atlas-D Able rocket carrying
Pioneer P-3
, sitting on Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14. It launched on 26 November 1959, but failed to reach orbit. The cowling covering the probe failed shortly after launch resulting in the loss of the probe.
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| Source | http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_lau_det/atlas-d_able.htm ( direct link ) |
| Author | United States Air Force |
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