United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 10
Launched
March 3, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
Pioneer 10 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 3, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 570th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,320th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.)
- Milestone
- 15th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 570th launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,320th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Pioneer 10 · NORAD 5860 · left Earth orbit March 3, 1972
Centaur AC-27 · re-entered August 18, 1972
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Probe sent to the outer solar system
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 265th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 10 launch?
Pioneer 10 launched on March 3, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 10?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 10 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 10 going to?
Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).