What happened to the “Pioneer-10” and “Pioneer-11” probes?

<p>The Pioneer program was aimed at exploring the planets of the Solar System and interplanetary space. Within its framework, several automatic interplanetary stations were launched, the most famous among which were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, sent to the Solar System&rsquo;s outer planets.</p> <h1>Pioneer 10</h1> <p>Pioneer 10 was launched on March 3, 1972, and headed towards Jupiter. It became the first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt and successfully reached Jupiter in December 1973. Pioneer 10 discovered a dust belt between the asteroid belt and Jupiter and determined that Jupiter emits 2.5 times more heat than it receives from the Sun.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@deep.space/what-happened-to-the-pioneer-10-and-pioneer-11-probes-0a8d43fc5315"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>