![]() 23, 2003: Pioneer 10's last signal is received on Earth March 31, 1997: Routine contact with spacecraft terminated June 13, 1983: Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune 4, 1973: Pioneer 10’s closest approach to Jupiterįeb. July 15, 1972: Spacecraft entered the asteroid beltĭec. First spacecraft to use all-nuclear electrical power. ![]() Crossed the orbit of Neptune to become the first human-made object to go beyond Neptune.First spacecraft to fly through the main asteroid belt.First spacecraft placed on a trajectory to escape the solar system into interstellar space.Sisyphus Asteroid/Meteoroid Detector (AMD).5007C / Centaur D-1A)Ĭape Canaveral, Fla. Pioneer 10 sent its last signal to Earth in January 2003 from a distance of 7.6 billion miles (12.23 billion kilometers).Ītlas Centaur (AC-27 / Atlas 3C no.Originally designed for a 21-month mission to fly by Jupiter, Pioneer 10 lasted more than 30 years.The mission was a spectacular success and the spacecraft notched a series of firsts unmatched by any other robotic spacecraft to date. Pioneer 10 was NASA's first mission to the outer planets.
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