Voyager 1

Launch Information

Launch Date: 1977-09-05 at 12:56:00 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIE-Centaur
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States

Trajectory Description

No description available.

Trajectory Details

Type: Interplanetary cruise
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1977-09-08 09:08:17 UTC
Epoch stop: 1979-03-05 12:05:26 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1.0 AU	8.96 AU		1.032182°	0.797783
Regions Traversed
Interplanetary Medium
Solar wind

Type: Flyby
Central Body: Jupiter
Closest approach time: 1979-03-05 12:05:26 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
4.89 RJ			3.979134°	1.318976
Regions Traversed
Bow shock
Magnetopause
Magnetosphere

Type: Interplanetary cruise
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1979-03-05 12:05:26 UTC
Epoch stop: 1980-11-12 23:46:30 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
5.2 AU	9.54 AU		2.48158°	2.30274
Regions Traversed
Interplanetary Medium
Solar wind

Type: Flyby
Central Body: Saturn
Closest approach time: 1980-11-12 23:46:30 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
3.09 RS			65.893906°	2.107561
Regions Traversed
Bow shock
Magnetopause
Magnetosphere

Type: Solar system escape
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1980-11-12 23:46:30 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
9.54 AU			35.76°	3.72472
Regions Traversed
Interplanetary Medium
Solar wind

Key to Apside Units

Unit	Defined as	Equivalent metric measure
RS	Saturnian radii	60,330 km
AU	Astronomical Unit	1.495979 x 108 km
RJ	Jovian radii	71,398 km