Pioneer Venus Orbiter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pioneer_12
gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_1
gptkbp:apogee 66,900 km
gptkbp:carriedInstrument magnetometer
infrared radiometer
ultraviolet spectrometer
radio science experiment
X-band and S-band radio system
charged particle retarding potential analyzer
cloud photopolarimeter
electric field detector
gamma ray burst detector
neutral mass spectrometer
solar occultation experiment
solar wind plasma analyzer
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1978-051A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992-10-08
gptkbp:discoveredBy detected lightning in Venus atmosphere
mapped Venusian surface using radar
gptkbp:duration 14 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer Venus Orbiter
gptkbp:inclination 105 degrees
gptkbp:lastContact 1992-10-08
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-05-20
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-36A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas-Centaur
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 517 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
Venus orbiter
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 1978-12-04
gptkbp:orbitType 24 hours
elliptical Venus orbit
gptkbp:perihelion 150 km
gptkbp:powers 312 watts
gptkbp:program gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe
gptkbp:status mission ended
gptkbp:target gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkb:NASA_Pioneer_program
gptkb:Pioneer_Program
gptkb:Pioneer_Venus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6