RocketThor Delta E
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 16, 1965, 07:31
- Launch designation
- 1965-105
- Mission
- Pioneer A
- Flight name
- Pioneer 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 460/D035
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.063 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer 6 | 1965-105ANORAD 1841 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 63 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 18, 1965 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.