Pioneer 6 [NASA]
Pioneer 6 [NASA] |
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting,
spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements
of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
The spacecrafts carried experiments to study positive ions and electrons in the solar
wind, the interplanetary electron density (radio propagation experiment), solar and
galactic cosmic rays, and the interplanetary magnetic field. Their main antenna were a
high-gain directional antenna. The spacecrafts were spin-stabilized at about 60 rpm, and
the spin axis was perpendicular to the ecliptic plane and pointed approximately toward the
south ecliptic pole.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Solar Orbiter |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | TRW |
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| Propulsion: | ? |
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| Mass: | ? |
| Orbit: | Heliocentric |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer 6 (Pioneer A) | 16.12.1965 | CC LC-17A | Delta-E | ||
| Pioneer 7 (Pioneer B) | 17.08.1966 | CC LC-17A | Delta-E1 | ||
| Pioneer 8 (Pioneer C) | 13.12.1967 | CC LC-17B | Delta-E1 | with TTS 1 | |
| Pioneer 9 (Pioneer D) | 08.11.1968 | CC LC-17B | Delta-E1 | with TTS 2 | |
| Pioneer E | 27.08.1969 | CC LC-17A | F | Delta-L | with TTS 3 |
| Further Pioneer missions: |
Last update: 27.09.2009
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