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Pioneer 10

Also Known As Pioneer F
Space Probe

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
Space Probe 1
Launch Date
1972-03-03 1
Manufacturer
TRW Inc. 1
Status
Retired; last contact was received on 23 January 2003 as its signal faded with distance. 1
Status
Status (category)
Retired 1
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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.

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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Pioneer 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
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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
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