Pioneer 10 spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:closestApproachDistanceToJupiter 132,252 km
gptkbp:closestApproachToJupiter 1973-12-04
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1972-012A
gptkbp:currentLocation interstellar space
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth over 120 AU (as of 2024)
gptkbp:duration 30 years
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 spacecraft
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 1972-03-02
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 make direct observations of Jupiter
gptkbp:notableFeature carried the Pioneer plaque
carried a message for extraterrestrial life (Pioneer plaque)
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Charles_F._Hall
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:powerSource isotope
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pioneer_11
gptkbp:status mission ended
gptkbp:supportsProtocol X-band radio
gptkbp:trajectory heliocentric escape trajectory
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/pioneer-10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TRW
gptkb:TRW_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6