Voyager 1
Model of the Voyager spacecraft, a small-bodied spacecraft with a large, central dish and many arms and antennas extending from it
Model of the Voyager spacecraft design
Mission typeOuter planetary, heliosphere, and interstellar medium exploration
OperatorNASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
COSPAR ID1977-084A
SATCATno.10321
Websitevoyager.jpl.nasa.gov
Mission duration
  • 44 years, 9 months, 27 days elapsed
  • Planetary mission: 3 years, 3 months, 9 days
  • Interstellar mission: 41 years, 6 months, 18 days elapsed
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeMariner Jupiter-Saturn
ManufacturerJet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch mass825.5 kg (1,820 lb)
Power470 watts (at launch)
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 5, 1977, 12:56:00 (1977-09-05UTC12:56Z) UTC
RocketTitan IIIE
Launch siteCape Canaveral Launch Complex 41
End of mission
Last contactTBD
Flyby of Jupiter
Closest approachMarch 5, 1979
Distance349,000 km (217,000 mi)
Flyby of Saturn
Closest approachNovember 12, 1980
Distance124,000 km (77,000 mi)
Flyby of Titan(atmosphere study)
Closest approachNovember 12, 1980
Distance6,490 km (4,030 mi)
Flagship
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