WebPioneer 11, the sister spacecraft to Pioneer 10, was the first human-made object to fly past Saturn and also returned the first pictures of the polar regions of Jupiter. After boost by …
- Nation: United States of America (USA)
- Spacecraft: Pioneer-G
- Objective (s): Jupiter Flyby, Saturn Flyby
- Spacecraft Mass: 570 pounds (258.5 kilograms)
WebSep 26, 2012 · Pioneer 11 launched April 5, 1973, on an Atlas-Centaur rocket and cruised easily out of Earth orbit towards Jupiter. The …
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WebApr 5, 2018 · As originally conceived, Pioneer 11 was intended as a backup to Pioneer 10 that launched 13 months earlier and was already through the asteroid belt, the first …
WebSep 3, 2019 · John Uri. Johnson Space Center. Sep 03, 2019. Article. A rare alignment of the outer planets in the late 1970s provided an opportunity to explore that part of the …
WebDec 4, 2019 · Pioneer 11 was the second spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the first to image its polar regions. It also flew by Saturn and left the solar system in 1990 with a plaque for …
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WebPioneer 11 was a backup spacecraft launched on April 5, 1973, after Pioneer 10 cleared the asteroid belt. The new mission provided a second close look at Jupiter, the first close …
WebApr 5, 2013 · Pioneer 11's most important milestone - the first encounter with Saturn - occurred eight months after its projected lifespan, while it became the fourth (Voyagers 1 and 2 had, by this time, overtaken it) …
WebPioneer 11 is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. It was …
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