Pioneer 11 spacecraft

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:carries gptkb:Pioneer_plaque
gptkbp:closestApproachToJupiter 1974-12-02
gptkbp:closestApproachToSaturn 1979-09-01
gptkbp:communication gptkb:Deep_Space_Network
gptkbp:currentLocation interstellar space
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Saturn's_F_ring
Saturn's moon Epimetheus
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth over 100 AU (as of 2024)
gptkbp:duration 22 years
gptkbp:firstBook first spacecraft to encounter Saturn
second spacecraft to fly by Jupiter
gptkbp:flyby gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Saturn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer 11 spacecraft
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
astrometry experiment
charged particle instrument
cosmic ray telescope
imaging photopolarimeter
infrared radiometer
meteoroid detector
plasma analyzer
ultraviolet photometer
gptkbp:lastContact 1995-11-24
gptkbp:launchDate 1973-04-06
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-36B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas-Centaur
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:TRW
gptkbp:mass 259 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
gptkbp:notableEvent detected Saturn's bow shock
first close-up images of Saturn
measured Jupiter's magnetosphere
measured Saturn's magnetosphere
studied cosmic rays
studied solar wind
first direct observations of Saturn's polar regions
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:powerSource isotope
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:Jupiter_flyby
Saturn flyby
gptkbp:program gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:Pioneer_10_spacecraft
gptkbp:status contact lost
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TRW
gptkb:TRW_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6