Space probe

Pioneer 11

NASA · launched 1973 · ended 1995

First to fly past Saturn; silent since 1995 and heading out of the solar system.

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Outer solar system

17.7 billion km (118.4 AU) from Earth; a signal takes 16 h 24 min

17.7 billion km (118.1 AU) from the Sun, moving at 11.1 km/s relative to the Sun

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The flight

  1. April 6, 1973

    Launched on Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A / Star 37E from Cape Canaveral LC-36B

  2. December 4, 1974

    Flies past Jupiter, 1,408,268 km away

  3. September 1, 1979

    Flies past Saturn, 80,573 km away

From the trajectory NASA JPL Horizons publishes for it.

Facts

What it is
Space probe
Agency
NASA
Launched
April 6, 1973
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A / Star 37E
Launch site
Cape Canaveral LC-36B
Mission ended
1995
International designator
1973-019A
3D model
NASA/JPL/Eyes on the Solar System

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