Pioneer 4

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis NASA scientists
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
gptkbp:contribution provided data on cosmic rays
gptkbp:data_return gptkb:Telehealth_Services
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:radio_station
radio signals
gptkbp:data_type scientific data
gptkbp:design unmanned spacecraft
gptkbp:frequency 108.0 MHz
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
gptkbp:has_reception gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer 4
gptkbp:impact contributed to understanding of lunar environment
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:launch_date March 3, 1959
10:00 AM EST
gptkbp:launch_mass 58 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Juno_II
gptkbp:launch_window March 1959
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy influenced future missions like Apollo
gptkbp:mass 58 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
April 1959
exploratory mission
March 1959
successful flyby of the Moon
gptkbp:mission_duration 1 month
March 1959 to April 1959
gptkbp:mission_outcome_description successful lunar flyby and data collection.
gptkbp:mission_type lunar flyby
gptkbp:movement lunar trajectory
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon
gptkbp:notable_mission paved the way for future lunar exploration
gptkbp:objective test technology for future lunar missions
gptkbp:operational_period March 1959 to April 1959
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbit_type heliocentric orbit
gptkbp:orbital_period gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:payload_capacity 58 kg
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:research_focus lunar science
gptkbp:scientific_goals study the Moon's environment
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:magnetometer
gptkbp:spacecraft flyby spacecraft
simple design for early space exploration
gptkbp:status success
completed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pioneer_5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA's_Pioneer_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6