AeroVia Logo
AeroVia
Home
Resources
Courses
Community
About
Back to Missions

Pioneer 10

Pioneer 10 was NASA's first mission to the outer planets. It crossed the asteroid belt and made the first close reconnaissance of Jupiter, returning measurements of the planet, its radiation environment, and its moons.

Pioneer 10
NASA / Don Davis · NASA-hosted artist-created asset; the exact matching NASA Science artwork is identified as an artist’s concept of the Pioneer spacecraft, and NASA’s history record names the work "Pioneer 10 Leaving the Planets Behind" by Don Davis. NASA’s current Images and Media Usage Guidelines generally permit factual or informational/editorial use with NASA attribution and without implying NASA endorsement. Retain the Don Davis credit; commercial, promotional, merchandise, derivative, or other uses of this artist-created work may require separate clearance. NASA insignia and identifiers, identifiable-person rights, and other third-party rights are not granted and NASA endorsement must not be implied. · Source
Follow this mission

Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.

Identity

Aliases
Pioneer F1972-012A
Name
Pioneer 10
Status
completed

Details

Astronauts
-
Description
Pioneer 10 was NASA's first mission to the outer planets. It crossed the asteroid belt and made the first close reconnaissance of Jupiter, returning measurements of the planet, its radiation environment, and its moons.
Destination
Heliocentric escape trajectory beyond Jupiter and the outer planets, after the first close reconnaissance of Jupiter and passage through the asteroid belt, for studying Jupiter’s environment and interplanetary space
End Date
2003-01-23
Launch Site
Outcome
Successfully flew past Jupiter in December 1973 and continued onto an escape trajectory; NASA received the final weak signal on January 23, 2003.
Programs
Start Date
1972-03-02
Vehicle Families

Links

Official Url
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-10/

Assets & Meta

Creation Time
July 18, 2026 at 11:51:27 UTC
Updated Time
August 22, 2026 at 14:53:40 UTC
Image
Download

Other

Affiliations
Search Name
Pioneer 10 Pioneer F 1972-012A
Space Stations
-
Vehicles