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The spacecraft cannot be maneuvered to point back at the Earth. Why didn''t Pioneer 10 (as well as its twin probe Pioneer 11) keep up communications with Earth as the Voyagers do? As Pioneers and
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how did the Apollo 11 know its precise gyroscopic position?
18 Apollo had 3 ways to know the attitude and position of the spacecraft. Position, distance and speed were calculated based on the radio link between earth and the spacecraft (distance by time-of-flight
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LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS:
CYGNUS SET TO DEPART FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Friday after having delivered
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Where Is Pioneer 11?
Where is Pioneer 11 now? Discover its current position, coordinates, altitude, azimuth, and a sky map to easily find it in the sky from your location.
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Why was radio contact with Pioneer lost earlier than with Voyager?
The Pioneer 11 Mission ended on 30 September 1995, when the last transmission from the spacecraft was received. There have been no communications with Pioneer 11 since.
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Are there any accurate velocity plots of all spacecraft that achieved
11 The answer to this question provides a seemingly accurate plot of the velocity of Voyager 2 over distance along with the heliocentric escape velocity. Are there similar graphs for the other 4 spacecraft
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Track PIONEER 11 (NORAD ID: 6421) live with Satcat
Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions.
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Why has the Earth''s motion carried it out of view of Pioneer 11''s antenna?
The spacecraft cannot be maneuvered to point back at the Earth. It is not known whether the spacecraft is still transmitting a signal. If I am interpreting NASA''s depiction of the relative positions of
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PIONEER 11
Satellite information PIONEER 11 NORAD ID6421. Average height of ISS PIONEER 11. Follow PIONEER 11 ISS Live! ISS Tracker
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Where will the Pioneer, Voyager and New Horizons spacecraft be after
After the Pioneer, Voyager and New Horizons spacecraft complete one orbit of the Milky Way (in approx. 230-250 million years or one "galactic year"), how close will they then be to our solar system?
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Pioneer 11
They are positioned on two three-rod trusses, each 3 m (9 ft 10 in) in length and 120 degrees apart. This was expected to be a safe distance from the sensitive
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Questions tagged [pioneer]
The position of Pioneer 11 is between Voyager 1 and 2, that means Pioneer 11 is closer to Voyager 1 and 2 than to Earth. According to the Wikipedia article on Pioneer 11 we lost communication with
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Are the computers on Pioneer 10 & 11 still running?
25 In the case of Pioneer 10, it has been twenty years since the last signal was received from the spacecraft. While attempts were made to contact the craft afterwards, no answer was received. Without
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Where are Pioneer 10, 11 and the Voyagers ultimately headed?
38 Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, and the two Voyagers are all headed out of the solar system. Has anybody extrapolated where they will all end up (if at all)? Is there a graphic that depicts the direction of flight of all
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Where Are Pioneer 10 & 11
Pioneer 11 is currently headed roughly toward the constellations Aquila and Scutum, its path inclined about 15 ° "upward" relative to the Ecliptic. Simulator Image Notes: 1) Fields of View are measured
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Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager I and II Spacecraft Flight Paths
After leaving Saturn, Pioneer 11 headed out of the solar system in a direction opposite to that of Pioneer 10, toward the center of the galaxy in the general direction of Sagittarius.
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When will Voyager 2 overtake Pioneer 10 as the 2nd most distant
As of November 2020, Pioneer 10 is the 2nd most distant spacecraft from the Sun and Voyager 2 is the 3rd. However Voyager 2''s heliocentric velocity is significantly higher than Pioneer 10 and it seems destined to
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Spacecraft escaping the Solar System
This page shows the current positions and other interesting data of the five spacecraft which are leaving the Solar System on escape trajectories - our first
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