Jupiter
Pioneer 11
Jupiter/Saturn flybys.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Jupiter/Saturn flybys. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1973-019; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 6 April 1973, 02:11:00 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · November 1995
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Pioneer 11
Jupiter/Saturn flybys.
- GCAT ID
- S06421
- Manufacturer
- TRW Inc.
- Launch mass
- 270 kg
- Propulsion
- MRE-1
- Dimensions
- 2.9 m long · 2.7 m diameter · 8 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
2 images from Pioneer 11.
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