Pioneer 12

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter
gptkbp:apogee 66,900 km
gptkbp:dataReturned over 17,000 orbits worth of data
gptkbp:duration 14 years
gptkbp:endDate 1992-10-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer 12
gptkbp:inclination 105 degrees
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
infrared radiometer
ultraviolet spectrometer
radio science experiment
charged particle retarding potential analyzer
cloud photopolarimeter
electric field detector
gamma ray burst detector
neutral mass spectrometer
solar wind plasma analyzer
radio occultation experiment
gptkbp:lastContact 1992-10-08
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-05-20
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-36A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_SLV-3D_Centaur-D1AR
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 517 kg
gptkbp:missionType Venus orbiter
gptkbp:notableAchievement first spacecraft to orbit Venus
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 1978-12-04
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Venus
24 hours
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:perihelion 150 km
gptkbp:powers 312 watts
gptkbp:primaryMission study Venus atmosphere and surface
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pioneer_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6