Pioneer 11 distance from earth

Pioneer 11 distance from earth

Due to power constraints and the vast distance to the probe, the last routine contact with the spacecraft was on September 30, 1995, and the last good engineering data was received on November 24, 1995. As of June 24, 2024, Pioneer 11 is estimated to be 113.121 AU (16.9227×10 km; 10.5153×10 mi) from the Earth and 114.089 AU (17.0675 billion km; 10.6052 billion mi) from the Sun. It was traveling at 11.155 km/s (40,160 km/h; 24,950 mph) relative to the Sun and traveling outward at about 2.35 AU per year. . [pdf]

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