Sujet

Satellite, Pioneer IV, 1959. Creator: Space Technology Laboratories.

Légende

This object is a flight spare of the Pioneer IV spacecraft, which was launched March 3, 1959, on a Juno II launch vehicle. The principal objectives of Pioneer IV were to measure radiation in space, test a photo-electric sensor in the vicinity of the Moon, sample the Moon's radiation, and test long-range tracking. On March 4, 1959, it came within 37,300 miles of the Moon, which was somewhat short of the original goal of 20,000 miles. It was tracked for 82 hours to a distance of 407,000 miles. Currently, Pioneer IV is in solar orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory donated this object to the Museum in 1961.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A88_484

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,2Mo (1,6Mo) / 31,7cm x 47,5cm / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Mots clés

technology electronic electronics education country space satellite color location century spacecraft space travel fifties 1950s United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum American America USA decade scientific institution object united states space probe Heritage Art NASM SPACECRAFT-Unmanned Pioneer 1 Space Technology Laboratories STL Mixed metals phenolic materials electronics