Pioneer 6–9 bus
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The Pioneer 6–9 bus is a standardized spacecraft platform used for NASA’s early Pioneer interplanetary probes, designed to support long-duration space missions with shared structural, power, and communication systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pioneer 6–9 series | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft bus
ⓘ
standardized spacecraft platform ⓘ |
| actualPerformance | enabled multi-year operations for Pioneer 6–9 spacecraft ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | about 1 meter ⓘ |
| approximateMass | about 63 kilograms (dry mass, spacecraft level) ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| communicationWith | Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | TRW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-duration space missions ⓘ |
| designedLifetime | at least 6 months ⓘ |
| developedForAgency | NASA Ames Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
attitude control via spin
ⓘ
chemical batteries ⓘ command receiver ⓘ high-gain antenna ⓘ low-gain antenna ⓘ shared communication system ⓘ shared power system ⓘ shared structural system ⓘ solar cell power supply ⓘ spin-stabilization ⓘ telemetry system ⓘ thermal control system ⓘ |
| firstUsedOn | Pioneer 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUseLaunchDate | 1965-12-16 GENERATED ⓘ |
| heritage | early deep-space spacecraft bus design ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCompatibility | Delta launch vehicle ⓘ |
| missionType | solar orbiters ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first standardized interplanetary spacecraft buses ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource |
rechargeable batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| program | Pioneer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | drum-shaped body ⓘ |
| standardizationGoal |
increase reliability
ⓘ
reduce mission cost ⓘ shorten development time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heliocentric orbit missions
ⓘ
interplanetary missions ⓘ solar physics research ⓘ solar wind studies ⓘ space environment monitoring ⓘ |
| usedOnSpacecraft |
Pioneer 6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pioneer 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.