Pioneer 8
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Pioneer 8 was a NASA space probe launched in 1967 to study the solar wind, interplanetary magnetic fields, and cosmic rays in deep space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pioneer 8 canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
Pioneer program spacecraft ⓘ space probe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pioneer
ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer E
|
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedFor |
solar-terrestrial relations studies
ⓘ
space weather research ⓘ |
| explorationDomain | inner heliosphere ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pioneer 9 ⓘ |
| instrument |
charged particle detector
ⓘ
cosmic ray detector ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ plasma analyzer ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1967-12-13 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta E rocket
|
| launchYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | TRW ⓘ |
| missionStatus | mission completed ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics mission
ⓘ
interplanetary space probe ⓘ solar wind research mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | interplanetary space ⓘ |
| orbitType | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pioneer 6–9 bus
ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer 6–9 series
|
| powerSource |
chemical batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pioneer 7 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study cosmic rays
ⓘ
study interplanetary magnetic fields ⓘ study solar wind ⓘ |
| program | Pioneer program ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
cosmic ray physics
ⓘ
heliophysics ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Ames Research Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Ames Research Center
|
| spacecraftBus | Pioneer 6-type bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftStatus | inactive ⓘ |
| spaceEnvironment | deep space ⓘ |
| studied |
cosmic rays
ⓘ
interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ solar energetic particles ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.