Pioneer 10
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Pioneer 10 is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that became the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and make a direct observation of Jupiter before heading into interstellar space.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pioneer 10 canonical | 14 |
| Pioneer 10 mission | 2 |
| Pioneer 10 spacecraft | 1 |
| Pioneer probes | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ |
| antennaType | high-gain dish antenna ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | spin-stabilized ⓘ |
| carriesArtifact |
Pioneer plaque project
ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer plaque
|
| closestApproachDate | 1973-12-03 ⓘ |
| closestApproachDistanceToJupiter | ~200,000 km above cloud tops ⓘ |
| closestApproachTarget | Jupiter ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedNeptuneOrbitDate | 1983-06-13 ⓘ |
| currentStatus | inactive in interstellar space ⓘ |
| distanceAtLastContact | ~12 billion km from Earth ⓘ |
| dryMass | ~258 kg ⓘ |
| escapeVelocityAchieved | yes ⓘ |
| extendedMission | heliosphere and interstellar medium studies ⓘ |
| firsts |
first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System
ⓘ
first spacecraft to make direct observations of Jupiter ⓘ first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt ⓘ |
| flyby | Jupiter ⓘ |
| galacticDestination | toward star Aldebaran (distant future) ⓘ |
| headingDirection | toward constellation Taurus ⓘ |
| heliocentricVelocity | ~12 km/s (relative to Sun) ⓘ |
| highGainAntennaDiameter | 2.74 m ⓘ |
| lastSignalDate | 2003-01-23 ⓘ |
| launchComplex |
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Complex 36A
|
| launchDate | 1972-03-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur ⓘ |
| length | 2.9 m (main body) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | TRW ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | ~258 kg ⓘ |
| missionDurationToLastContact | ~30.9 years ⓘ |
| missionEndDeclaredByNASA | 1997-03-31 ⓘ |
| missionType |
interplanetary mission
ⓘ
planetary probe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first spacecraft to cross orbit of Neptune in terms of distance from Sun ⓘ |
| numberOfRTGs | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| PioneerPlaqueArtist | Linda Salzman Sagan ⓘ |
| PioneerPlaqueDesigners |
Carl Sagan
ⓘ
Frank Drake ⓘ |
| PioneerPlaqueMaterial | gold-anodized aluminum ⓘ |
| PioneerPlaquePurpose | message for potential extraterrestrial intelligences ⓘ |
| powerSource | radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Jupiter ⓘ |
| program | Pioneer program ⓘ |
| projectScientist | James A. Van Allen ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
asteroid/meteoroid detector
ⓘ
charged particle instrument ⓘ cosmic ray telescope ⓘ imaging photopolarimeter ⓘ infrared radiometer ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ meteoroid detector ⓘ plasma analyzer ⓘ ultraviolet photometer ⓘ |
| scientificObjectives |
characterize asteroid belt environment
ⓘ
measure solar wind in outer Solar System ⓘ study Jupiter's atmosphere ⓘ study Jupiter's magnetosphere ⓘ study cosmic rays in outer Solar System ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Ames Research Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Ames Research Center
|
| spacecraftBus | Pioneer-class deep space probe ⓘ |
| spinRate | 4.8 rpm ⓘ |
| status | contact lost ⓘ |
| trajectory | heliocentric escape trajectory ⓘ |
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