Pioneer 10 Jupiter Flyby Spacecraft
Pioneer 10 was NASA’s first outer-planets mission, the first spacecraft through the asteroid belt and past Jupiter, and the first on an escape trajectory from the solar system. It returned Jupiter and interplanetary measurements until its last signal in 2003.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer 10Pioneer XPioneer-FPioneer 10 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Pioneer 10
- Full Name
- Pioneer 10 Jupiter Flyby Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybyresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Pioneer 10 was NASA’s first outer-planets mission, the first spacecraft through the asteroid belt and past Jupiter, and the first on an escape trajectory from the solar system. It returned Jupiter and interplanetary measurements until its last signal in 2003.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 2,003
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-10/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:18:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 13:28:51 UTC