Pioneer 11 Jupiter-Saturn Flyby Spacecraft
Pioneer 11 was NASA’s deep-space flyby spacecraft launched in 1973 to study Jupiter and Saturn. It became the first spacecraft to fly past Saturn and continued on an escape trajectory after its mission ended in 1995.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer-GPioneer 11 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Pioneer 11
- Full Name
- Pioneer 11 Jupiter-Saturn Flyby Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Pioneer 11 was NASA’s deep-space flyby spacecraft launched in 1973 to study Jupiter and Saturn. It became the first spacecraft to fly past Saturn and continued on an escape trajectory after its mission ended in 1995.
- First Flight Year
- 1,973
- Last Flight Year
- 1,995
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-11/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:38:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:38:59 UTC