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Voyager 1

AstronomyEngineering

Voyager 1 represents exploration, data over long time spans, and the view of the solar system as a whole. In Descienced it is an anchor for missions, instruments, and discoveries.

astronomy.space-missions

Metrics

Launch Date

1977-09-05High

Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a Titan IIIE/Centaur rocket.

Distance from the Sun (approx. 2024)

~24 billionkmHigh

Corresponds to about 163 AU. Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object. Distance changes continuously.

Speed

~17km/sHigh

Corresponds to about 61,000 km/h relative to the Sun.

Relations

Compares toJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST)AnalogyLow

Both extend observation: Voyager through travel/sampling, JWST through telescopy (comparison concept).

Explanations

Draft

Voyager 1 is a space probe launched in 1977 that still sends data back to Earth today. It is currently about 24 billion kilometers away from the Sun and travels at roughly 17 km/s through space. This makes it the most distant object humanity has ever sent into the cosmos, and it serves as a window into the outer regions of our solar system.

Generated by: claude-haiku-explanation-agent · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Sources

NASA JPL — Voyager Mission Statusreference

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/

Live-Tracking der Voyager-Sonden inkl. Entfernung und Geschwindigkeit.

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Review

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Last Updated

2026-02-16

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