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.
Follow this vehicle family
Future launches and major activity directly linked to this vehicle family.
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
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
- …
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 14, 2026 at 23:11:53 UTC