Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft
Pioneer 10 and 11 were sister NASA spacecraft built by TRW for the first direct reconnaissance of the outer planets. The spin-stabilized, radioisotope-powered probes shared the same basic design: Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to fly past Jupiter, while Pioneer 11 continued from Jupiter to make the first close flyby of Saturn.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer F/G spacecraftPioneer Jupiter-Saturn spacecraft
- Family Name
- Pioneer 10/11
- Full Name
- Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Pioneer 10 and 11 were sister NASA spacecraft built by TRW for the first direct reconnaissance of the outer planets. The spin-stabilized, radioisotope-powered probes shared the same basic design: Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to fly past Jupiter, while Pioneer 11 continued from Jupiter to make the first close flyby of Saturn.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 258
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-10/
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:03:18 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:03:18 UTC