Pioneer 11

Robotic space probe launched by NASA for planetary and heliosphere exploration. Pioneer 11 was launched on April 6, 1973 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 6, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-019ANORAD 6421United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Pioneer 11
Payload designation: Pioneer G
International designator: 1973-019A
NORAD catalog number: 6421
GCAT identifier: S06421
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.275

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Pioneer J
Owner: ARC
Country: United States
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): Pioneer F

Launch

Date: April 6, 1973 · 02:11 UTC
Launch record: 1973-019Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 229 km
Inclination: 34.90°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: April 6, 1973
Last known active: November 1995
End of operations: November 1995

Size

Mass: 270 kg
Dry mass: 243 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 8.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00489
Final central body: Jupiter
Phase start: October 3, 1974
Phase outcome: Renamed · December 3, 1974

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Apr 6, 1973	Earth	Apr 7, 1973	Escaped to another body	HCO
Dec 3, 1974	Jupiter	Jan 29, 1975	Flyby	HCO
Jun 7, 1979	Saturn	Nov 26, 1979	Flyby	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q59113 (CC0).