Pioneer 8 Solar Observatory Spacecraft
Pioneer 8 was NASA’s third solar-orbiting interplanetary observatory. Launched in 1967, it measured magnetic fields, plasma, cosmic rays and radio propagation for nearly three decades and remained trackable into 1996.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer-CPioneer 08Pioneer 8 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Pioneer 8
- Full Name
- Pioneer 8 Solar Observatory Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Pioneer 8 was NASA’s third solar-orbiting interplanetary observatory. Launched in 1967, it measured magnetic fields, plasma, cosmic rays and radio propagation for nearly three decades and remained trackable into 1996.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,996
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pioneer-8/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:25:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:25:34 UTC