Pioneer 10 photograph

Pioneer 10

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Launch dateMarch 2, 1972
Max speed132,000 km/h
Speed on orbit12. 04 km/s
Manufacturers TRW Inc.
Cost150 million USD
Did you knowPioneer 10 located the planet's magnetic field and discovered that Jupiter is predominantly a liquid planet.
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About Pioneer 10


Pioneer 10 is an American space probe, launched in 1972 and weighing 258 kilograms, that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity that will allow them to leave the Solar System.

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