Pioneer program

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1998
gptkbp:goal exploration of the outer planets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer program
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1972
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas-Centaur
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Pioneer_11
gptkb:Pioneer_10
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:magnetometer
photopolarimeter
plasma analyzer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voyager_program
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in first spacecraft to reach Jupiter
first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt
was powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators
last contact in 1995
last contact in 2003
launched on April 6, 1973
launched on March 2, 1972
sent back images of Jupiter
sent back images of Saturn
was designed to last 3 years
was launched from Cape Canaveral
was the first human-made object to leave the solar system
provided data on Saturn's atmosphere
was the first spacecraft to cross the heliopause
first spacecraft to fly by Saturn
discovered the first evidence of the asteroid belt
was the first human-made object to reach Saturn
provided data on Jupiter's atmosphere
carried a plaque with information about Earth
discovered the rings of Saturn
first spacecraft to reach the outer solar system
operated for over 20 years
operated for over 30 years
transmitted data back to Earth
traveled beyond the solar system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3