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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
Connections

Associated With

Northrop Grumman, Space Agencies and Companies

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)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Pioneer 10Pioneer 10, Mission background section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition section
Pioneer Program, Missions and Programs

Mission Of

Pioneer Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Pioneer 10

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

TRW Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationPioneer 10, infobox heading
Quote, Pioneer 10, infobox heading
First spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the outer Solar System
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Wikipedia: Pioneer 10
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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
  • In 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 be
  • Associated With: Northrop Grumman, Pioneer 10, Mission background section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition section
  • Mission Of: Pioneer Program, Lead sentence
    Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.
  • Part Of: Pioneer Program, Lead sentence
    Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.
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