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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer F1972-012A
- Name
- Pioneer 10
- Slug
- pioneer-10
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- 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.
- 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.
- Program
- Pioneer
- 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
- July 18, 2026 at 11:51:27 UTC
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