launched fromUSA

Pioneer 10

Name: Pioneer 10
Start: 1972-03-03T01:49:04Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

MAR 03197201:49:04 UTC

First probe to visit Jupiter.

Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by.

First probe to visit Jupiter.

Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by.

LIFTOFF

MAR 03 1972

01:49:04 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-36ACanaveral

aboardAtlas Centaur SLV-3CAC-27intoHeliocentric

Payload

Jupiter probe