RocketThor Delta E1
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 17, 1966, 15:20
- Launch designation
- 1966-075
- Mission
- Pioneer B
- Flight name
- Pioneer 7
- Vehicle flight ID
- 462/D040
- Year
- Launches in 1966
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 7 | 1966-075ANORAD 2398 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 63 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 26, 1966 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.