Voyager Program
Voyager 1
Vehicle: Titan IIIE | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Key Mission Milestones & Event Timeline
September 5, 1977
Launch
Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral atop a Titan IIIE-Centaur rocket.
March 5, 1979
Jupiter Closest Approach
Flew within 349,000 km of Jupiter, discovering volcanic activity on Io and Jovian rings.
November 12, 1980
Saturn closest approach
Flew within 124,000 km of Saturn, capturing close-up views of Titan's dense atmosphere.
August 25, 2012
Entering Interstellar Space
Became the first human spacecraft to cross the heliopause and enter interstellar space, recording a drop in solar particles.
Present Day
Interstellar Cruise
Still communicating from over 15 billion miles away, transmitting spatial telemetry.