Pioneer 11
Pioneer 11 was NASA's second outer-planet reconnaissance mission. It used a close Jupiter encounter to redirect across the solar system and became the first spacecraft to examine Saturn at close range.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer GPioneer-G1973-019A
- Name
- Pioneer 11
- Slug
- pioneer-11
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Pioneer 11 was NASA's second outer-planet reconnaissance mission. It used a close Jupiter encounter to redirect across the solar system and became the first spacecraft to examine Saturn at close range.
- End Date
- 1995-11-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully flew past Jupiter in 1974 and Saturn in 1979; NASA ended routine operations after the spacecraft's weakening signal was last received in 1995.
- Program
- Pioneer
- Start Date
- 1973-04-06
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-11/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:56:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:56:16 UTC
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- Vehicles
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