Voyager 1

Voyager 1

Voyager 1, its extendit buims deployin instruments (richt) an RTGs (left). The gowen record, includit tae communicate wi extraterrestrials, is ablo the heich-gain antenna.
Mission teep	Ooter planetary, heliosphere, an interstellar medium sploration
Operator	NASA / JPL
COSPAR ID	1977-084A
SATCAT no.	10321
Wabsteix	voyager.jpl.nasa.gov
Mission duration	41 years, 5 months and 13 days elapsed Planetary mission: 3 years, 3 months, 9 days Interstellar mission: 38 years, 2 months and 4 days elapsed (continuin)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch mass	721.9 kilograms (1,592 lb)
Pouer	420 watts
Stairt o mission
Launch date	September 5, 1977, 12:56:00 (1977-09-05UTC12:56Z) UTC
Rocket	Titan IIIE
Launch steid	Cape Canaveral LC-41
Fleebi o Jupiter
Closest approach	March 5, 1979
Distance	349,000 kilometers (217,000 mi)
Fleebi o Saturn
Closest approach	November 12, 1980
Distance	124,000 kilometers (77,000 mi)

Voyager 1 is a 722-kilogram (1,592 lb) space probe launched bi NASA on September 5, 1977 tae study the ooter Solar Seestem.