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Pioneer 10

Also known as Pioneer F

NASA space probe launched in March 1972

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Pioneer 10 was a NASA spacecraft launched in March 1972 that traveled farther into space than any human-made object before it. It matters because it was the first probe to venture beyond Jupiter and into the outer reaches of our solar system, helping scientists understand the planets and the space environment beyond them.

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Instance of: space probe
Part of: Pioneer program
Country: United States
Operator: Ames Research Center
Followed by: Pioneer 11
Follows: Pioneer 9
Mass: 258
Manufacturer: TRW Inc.
Image: Pioneer 10-11 spacecraft.jpg
Height: 25.5
Width: 71
Speed: 16.65

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Commons category: Pioneer 10
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 1973-03-03
Commons gallery: Pioneer 10
start point: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
nominal power output: 155
described at URL: spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html

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Pioneer program

Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System. This space exploration project was conducted by the NASA Ames Research Center in California. The space probe was manufactured by TRW Inc.

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Pioneer 10

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