Category:Pioneer 1

**Pioneer 1**
	first satellite launched by NASA, unable to reach lunar orbit due to rocket guidance failure
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Instance of	space probe; former entity;
Part of	Pioneer program;
Named after	A (able, NATO phonetic alphabet, Able);
Operator	National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Start point	Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A; Cape Canaveral;
Manufacturer	TRW Inc.;
Space launch vehicle	Thor Able I (130); Thor-Able;
UTC date of spacecraft launch	11 October 1958 (08:42:13);
Significant event	rocket launch (1958, Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A); atmospheric entry (1958);
Mass	38.28 kg (launch weight);
Cause of destruction	uncontrolled reentry;
Follows	Pioneer 0;
Followed by	Pioneer 2;
Different from	Q12558711;
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English: Pioneer 1 — the first spacecraft launched by NASA, the newly formed space agency of the United States.

Part of the Pioneer program, it was launched on 11 October 1958.
It was manufactured by TRW Inc., and reentered the Earth's atmosphere after 43 hours of flight on 13 October 1958.

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