| Category.
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Statistic.
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| Launch vehicle.
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Thor DM-18 Able I
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| Launch date.
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October 11, 1958, 08:42:13 UTC
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| Launch site.
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Cape Canaveral LC-17A
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| Ceased operations.
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Failed to orbit. October 13, 1958, 03:46 UTC.
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| Owner(s).
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NASA
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| Major contractor(s)
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TRW
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| Is it still in orbit.
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Never orbited
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| Launch mass
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38.28 kilograms (84.39 lb)
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| Nationality(s).
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American.
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| Satellite type.
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Lunar orbiter
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| Links
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https://www.amazon.com/pioneer-1/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Apioneer%201, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_1, https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT6OqnQxZwMoANI5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Pioneer+1&fr=yset_chr_cnewtab, https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html, http://www.sdfo.org/stl/ and https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-007A
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