Pioneer 10

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:closestApproachDistanceToJupiter 132,252 km
gptkbp:closestApproachToJupiter 1973-12-04
gptkbp:communicationLost 2003
gptkbp:currentLocation interstellar space
gptkbp:dimensions 2.9 m (antenna diameter)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth over 12 billion kilometers (as of 2023)
gptkbp:duration 30 years
gptkbp:endDate officially ended in 1997
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftTo make direct observations of Jupiter
travel through the asteroid belt
gptkbp:flyby gptkb:Jupiter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer 10
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
Geiger tube telescope
asteroid/meteoroid detector
charged particle instrument
cosmic ray telescope
imaging photopolarimeter
infrared radiometer
meteoroid detector
plasma analyzer
trapped radiation detector
ultraviolet photometer
gptkbp:lastContact 2003-01-23
gptkbp:launchDate 1972-03-03
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-36A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas-Centaur
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:TRW
gptkbp:mass 258 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
gptkbp:notableAchievement first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt
first spacecraft to leave the solar system
first spacecraft to send back close-up images of Jupiter
first spacecraft to make direct observations of Jupiter
first spacecraft to use a gravity assist from Jupiter
gptkbp:notableFeature carried a gold-anodized aluminum plaque
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:plaqueArtworkBy gptkb:Linda_Salzman_Sagan
gptkbp:plaqueDesignedBy gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Frank_Drake
gptkbp:powerSource isotope
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:Pioneer_11
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Callisto_(moon)
gptkb:Ganymede_(moon)
gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Pioneer_plaque
gptkb:Radioisotope_Power_System
gptkb:Ganymede
gptkb:Pioneer_11
gptkb:Callisto
gptkb:NASA_space_science_missions
gptkb:Atlas_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5