Voyager Program
Voyager 1
Vehicle: Titan IIIE | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Spacecraft Architecture & Subsystem Engineering
A breakdown of the electrical power, computing payload, communication networks, and vehicle dynamics of Voyager 1.
⚡ Electrical Power Subsystem
Three Multi-Hundred Watt Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (MHW-RTGs) powered by Plutonium-238.
💾 Flight Command Computer
Three redundant computer pairs: Computer Command System (CCS), Flight Data Subsystem (FDS), and Attitude and Articulation Control Coalition (AACS). Clock speed was ~250 kHz with 8 KB of magnetic tape memory.
📡 Communications Antenna
3.7-meter parabolic High-Gain Antenna transmitting via S-band and X-band frequencies.
⚖️ Mass and Propulsion
722 kg including instruments and propellant.