Instrument Host Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.p9::1.1
NAME Pioneer 9
TYPE Spacecraft
DESCRIPTION Pioneer 9 was launched in 1968 as a follow-up to Pioneer 8, with a similar mission to study the solar environment. Weighing about 147 kg, it was equipped with instruments to monitor cosmic rays, the solar wind, and magnetic fields. Pioneer 9 provided important data on solar activity and the interplanetary medium. It continued to send scientific data back to Earth until 1978, well beyond its expected operational life.
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REFERENCES Siddiqi, A. A., Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes 1958-2000, Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 24, NASA SP-2002-4524, 256 pages, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 2002.