A NASA spacecraft built by TRW Inc. and launched in March 1972 as the first mission to visit Jupiter and the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt. It was among the first human-made objects to achieve solar-system escape velocity and carried a plaque intended for any intelligent life that might one day encounter it; its trajectory gave rise to the long-studied Pioneer anomaly.
Facts
Spacecraft Type Manufacturer StatusRetired; last contact was received on 23 January 2003 as its signal faded with distance. 1 Status
Status (category) Connections
Associated With
Pioneer 10 was built by TRW Inc., acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002; a predecessor-institution fact per the atlas's own voice convention.
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Operated By
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationPioneer 10, infobox heading
First spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the outer Solar System
Pioneer 10, Mission background section
March 3, 1972, at 01:49:00 UTC (March 2 local time)
Pioneer 10, infobox
TRW Inc.
Pioneer 10, lead paragraph section
originally designated Pioneer F
- Associated With: Northrop Grumman, Pioneer 10, Mission background section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition section
View the Source Wikipedia: Pioneer 10
Wikimedia FoundationIn Group: Outer Solar System and Giant Planet Probes, Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. It was the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid beView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.