Spacecraft distance from Earth
Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 is about 13.14 billion miles from Earth, moving closer at 12,493 mph.
Updated Friday 11:22 PM ET.
Distance from Earth, right now
About 13.14 billion miles
21,149,485,880 km. Calculated from NASA/JPL’s daily position, so it’s approximate.
Signal time to Earth19 h 35 min
Distance closed per day299,820 miles
LaunchedMar 3, 1972 (54 years ago)
StatusNo contact since 2003
The view from Pioneer 10
About
The first spacecraft to fly past Jupiter. Its last signal came in 2003; its path is still calculated.
Nearby on the scoreboard
- Voyager 213.45 billion miles, farther
- Pioneer 1111.03 billion miles, closer
Distances and asteroid data courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech (Horizons and the Center for Near Earth Object Studies). The Space Station’s distance is its typical height. Space Scoreboard is not affiliated with NASA, JPL or Caltech.