Voyager 1

Space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System, furthest spacecraft from Earth. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 aboard a Titan IIIE from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 5, 1977).

COSPAR 1977-084ANORAD 10321United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Voyager 1
Payload designation: Voyager 77-2
Other names: MJS-K:P
International designator: 1977-084A
NORAD catalog number: 10321
GCAT identifier: S10321
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/006

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Voyager
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Voyager

Launch

Date: September 5, 1977 · 12:56 UTC
Launch record: 1977-084Success
Rocket: Titan IIIE
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 327 km
Inclination: 28.51°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: September 5, 1977
Last known active: January 2023

Size

Mass: 820 kg
Dry mass: 716 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 3.70 m
Span: 17.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00578
Final central body: Jupiter
Phase start: January 12, 1979
Phase outcome: Flyby · April 26, 1979
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Sep 5, 1977	Earth	Sep 7, 1977	Escaped to another body	HCO
Sep 25, 1980	Saturn	Dec 31, 1980	Flyby	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q48469 (CC0).