Norad ID: 10911
| Spacetrack Directory Name | PIONEER VENUS ORBITER |
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| Days in orbit | 5256 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
PIONEER VENUS ORBITER, 10911 was a payload satellite owned by ARC (US) that was launched on Sat, 20 May 1978 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.