MISSION NAME
Pioneer 10 10
Status
Success
DATE
3 MAR 1972
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Description
Probe sent to the outer solar system
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Rocket Description
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.