Pioneer 10 Still Beats But No Lock

At a distance of 12.21 billion km from Earth, Pioneer 10 is one of the most distant objects of humanity over 11 light hours out.

By Space War Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published February 24, 2003

At a distance of 12.21 billion km from Earth, Pioneer 10 is one of the most distant objects of humanity over 11 light hours out. But with signal strength below what the Deep Space Network can lock on to, all official attempts to contact Pioneer 10 will soon cease.

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