USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Pioneer 10

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Pioneer 10
Start: 1972-03-03T01:49:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

3 MAR 1972

01:49

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Probe sent to the outer solar system

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Solar Escape Trajectory

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T