Pioneer Spacecraft First Into The Asteroid Belt

Pioneer Spacecraft First Into The Asteroid Belt

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Jan 10 2006, 05:35 PM Post #1
Guests	Launch Pioneer 10 ( 02 March 1972 ) Pioneer 10 entered the Asteroidbelt in July 1972 and emerged in February 1973 ... passing safely as we know ... during 7 months ... Jupiter Flyby in November 1973. So we had Jovian flyby 7 months after passing Asteroid belt! Launch Pioneer 11 ( 05 April 1973 ) Pioneer 11 entered the Asteroidbelt in March 1974 and emerged in ??? ( September 1974 ) ... encountered Jupiter in December 1974. Already 3 months after it cleared the Asteroid belt ? ( went on for flyby of Saturn in August 1979 ) Does someone have exact dates for both Pioneers' milestones ? Best regards, Philip

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PhilCo126 Pioneer Spacecraft First Into The Asteroid Belt Jan 10 2006, 05:35 PM

Toma B QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 10 2006, 08:35 PM)Does... Jan 10 2006, 06:02 PM

ElkGroveDan What about that iron manhole cover in the nuclear ... Jan 10 2006, 06:02 PM

PhilCo126 Flight time to the Asteroid belt varies for both P... Jan 10 2006, 06:07 PM

Toma B QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 10 2006, 09:07 PM)Aste... Jan 10 2006, 06:15 PM

PhilCo126 You're right Toma, some drawings use the Torus... Jan 10 2006, 06:21 PM

Bob Shaw Some of the Mars flyby missions went further from ... Jan 10 2006, 07:33 PM

PhilCo126 Interesting remark Bob ... but did some of the ear... Jan 10 2006, 07:48 PM

edstrick http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/InnerPlot.htm... Jan 11 2006, 08:47 AM

Bob Shaw I knew about Mariners 6 and 7, but did the rest ju... Jan 11 2006, 12:08 PM

ljk4-1 If Pioneer 11 had been sent to Uranus, what do you... Jan 24 2006, 10:11 PM

ugordan QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jan 24 2006, 11:11 PM)If... Jan 25 2006, 11:27 AM

Planet X QUOTE (ugordan @ Jan 25 2006, 05:27 AM)I don... Jan 25 2006, 07:36 PM

ugordan QUOTE (Planet X @ Jan 25 2006, 08:36 PM)I... Jan 25 2006, 10:33 PM

tedstryk It could have gone to Uranus and Neptune, but for ... May 31 2006, 07:05 PM

BruceMoomaw QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 31 2006, 07:05 PM) ... May 31 2006, 11:31 PM

Planet X QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 31 2006, 01:05 PM) ... Sep 6 2010, 01:10 AM

tty QUOTE (edstrick @ Jan 11 2006, 10:47 AM)http:... Jan 25 2006, 07:07 PM

Planet X On a bizzare side note, I have an old almanac that... Jan 25 2006, 08:00 PM

ljk4-1 You know that "model" of the Pioneer 10-... May 30 2006, 05:48 PM

BruceMoomaw Yep -- that's the backup. NASA briefly consid... May 31 2006, 06:32 AM

dvandorn QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ May 31 2006, 01:32 A... May 31 2006, 11:26 AM

odave I think he was thinking more along the lines of ... May 31 2006, 01:26 PM

JRehling QUOTE (dvandorn @ May 31 2006, 04:26 AM) ... May 31 2006, 10:26 PM

Astrophil What odave said, and - Nothing beside remains:... May 31 2006, 01:29 PM

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