Pioneer 6 Solar Observatory Spacecraft
Pioneer 6 was NASA’s first solar-orbiting interplanetary observatory in a series that formed a ring of solar-weather stations around Earth’s orbit. Launched in 1965, it measured solar wind, cosmic rays and magnetic fields for decades and last contacted Earth in 2000.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer-APioneer 06Pioneer 6 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Pioneer 6
- Full Name
- Pioneer 6 Solar Observatory Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Pioneer 6 was NASA’s first solar-orbiting interplanetary observatory in a series that formed a ring of solar-weather stations around Earth’s orbit. Launched in 1965, it measured solar wind, cosmic rays and magnetic fields for decades and last contacted Earth in 2000.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 2,000
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-6/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:22:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:22:41 UTC