United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer 11
Launched
April 6, 1973
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Pioneer 11 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 6, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 594th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,441st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight. 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-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 594th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,441st orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Pioneer 11 · NORAD 6421 · left Earth orbit April 6, 1973
Centaur D-1A AC-30 · re-entered November 4, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Probe sent to the outer solar system
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 272nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
227 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer 11 launch?
Pioneer 11 launched on April 6, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer 11?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Pioneer 11 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer 11 going to?
Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).