Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
- Summary
- The Pioneer mission to Venus consisted of two spacecraft, an orbiter and a multiprobe that entered the Venusian atmosphere, each of them launched separately. This is a model of the Pioneer Venus orbiter, which studied the planet for more than a decade following its arrival in 1978. The Pioneer Venus orbiter carried a radar altimeter, which was used to make the first global map of the surface elevations. Its main antenna was used to produce moderate-resolution radar images of the equatorial region.
- Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1982.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Inventory Number
- A19820208000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
- Materials
- Plastic and wood.
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 11 13/16in. x 5 11/16in. x 1ft 10 3/16in. (0.3m x 0.144m x 0.564m)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19820208000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a7e0d5fe-736c-42b1-990b-c36f05fd4fb7
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