Pioneer 10
COSPAR 1972-012A · NORAD 5860
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Mission
- Agency
- NASA
- Launch date
- 1972-03-03
- Launch site code
- AFETR
- Owner code
- US
- COSPAR ID
- 1972-012A
- NORAD ID
- 5,860
Source:NASA Science · checked 2026-11-02 ↗CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Orbit
- Orbit center code
- SS
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- CelesTrak lists it on a Solar System escape trajectory — it will not come back to the Sun.
- Someone born in its launch year (1972) turns 54 this year.