Illustration depicting a Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft. The main feature is the large high-gain dish antenna. Immediately below this are three gold- covered components: the nearest is the main imaging bay,containing visible,ultraviolet and infrared instruments. At right is the stellar reference assembly,whilst behind the main body is the asteroid/meteoroid detector. Two booms carry finned,cylindrical radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for supplying electricity. The other boom holds a magnetometer. Pioneer 10 was launched in March 1972,reaching Jupiter in November 1973. Pioneer 11 was launched in April 1973,reaching Saturn in September 1979 | |
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