Pioneer 11

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Pioneer 11 is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. It was the first probe to encounter Saturn, the second to fly through the asteroid belt, and the second to fly by Jupiter. Later, Pioneer 11 became the second of five artificial objects to achieve an escape velocity allowing it to leave the Solar System. Due to power constraints and the vast distance to the probe, the last routine contact with the spacecraft was on September 30, 1995, and the last good engineering data was received on November 24, 1995.

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    Pioneer 11 at SaturnPioneer 11 at Saturn
    Pioneer 11 - p42Pioneer 11 - p42
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    Pioneer 10 - Pioneer 11 - mission patch - pioneer patchPioneer 10 - Pioneer 11 - mission patch - pioneer patch
    Pioneer 10 - Pioneer 11 - thrusters - p43Pioneer 10 - Pioneer 11 - thrusters - p43
    An illustration (cropped image) of Pioneer 10 leaving the Solar System.An illustration (cropped image) of Pioneer 10 leaving the Solar System.
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    CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the Pioneer G spacecraft awaits the installation of its protective payload fairing.CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the Pioneer G spacecraft awaits the installation of its protective payload fairing.
    Pioneer 11 prior to launchPioneer 11 prior to launch
    Dr James Van Allen (L) and Dr E. J. Smith (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounterDr James Van Allen (L) and Dr E. J. Smith (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter