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No spacecraft has gone farther than NASA's Voyager 1. Launched in 1977 to fly by Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in August 2012 and continues to collect data.
- United States of America (USA)
- Voyager 1
- Jupiter Flyby, Saturn Flyby
- 1,592 pounds (721.9 kilograms)
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached interstellar space and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos. This near real-time 3D data visualization uses actual spacecraft and planet positions to show the location of both Voyager 1 and 2 and many other spacecraft exploring our galactic neighborhood.
Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter on March 5, 1979, and Voyager 2 followed with its closest approach occurring on July 9, 1979. The first spacecraft flew within 277,400 kilometers (172,368 miles) of the planet's cloud tops, and Voyager 2 came within 650,180 kilometers (404,003 miles).
Oct 23, 2024 · Relative to the sun, Voyager 1 is traveling at just over 38,000 miles per hour, or about 10.6 miles per second. Voyager 2 is moving at 34,400 miles per hour—9.6 miles per second. Voyager...
Aug 13, 2017 · The reason is that in order to get a close flyby of Neptune's moon Triton, Voyager 2 had to fly by the leading side of Neptune, which reduced its heliocentric energy instead of increasing it. After its Uranus flyby, Voyager 2 had a higher heliocentric energy than Voyager 1.
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.
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Voyager 1 would fly past Jupiter and several of Jupiter’s moons from a relatively close distance, scanning and taking photos. Voyager 2 would also fly past Jupiter, but at a more conservative distance.
