Voyager 1

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Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that became the most distant human-made object in space, conducting historic flybys of Jupiter and Saturn and now exploring interstellar space.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spacecraft
space probe
attitudeControl three-axis stabilized
carries Voyager Golden Record
closestApproachToJupiterDate 1979-03-05
closestApproachToSaturnDate 1980-11-12
communicationBand S-band
X-band
communicationNetwork Deep Space Network
communicationSystem high-gain antenna
countryOfOrigin United States
currentMissionPhase interstellar mission
dataReturned images of outer planets and moons
measurements of heliosphere boundary
measurements of interstellar plasma
designLifetime 5 years
enteredInterstellarSpaceDate 2012-08-25
exceededDesignLifetime true
expectedEndOfScienceOperations in the 2030s
flyby Jupiter
Saturn
GoldenRecordContent greetings in multiple languages
images depicting life on Earth
music from various cultures
sounds of Earth
hasInstrument cosmic ray subsystem
imaging science system
infrared interferometer spectrometer
low-energy charged particle instrument
magnetometer
photopolarimeter
plasma spectrometer
plasma wave subsystem
ultraviolet spectrometer
hasOnboardComputer attitude and articulation control subsystem computer
command computer subsystem
flight data subsystem
isFirstSpacecraftTo cross the heliopause
enter interstellar space
isMostDistantHumanMadeObject true
launchComplex Launch Complex 41
launchDate 1977-09-05
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Centaur upper stage
Titan IIIE
manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory
massAtLaunch about 825.5 kilograms
missionExtension Voyager Interstellar Mission
missionObjective characterize the heliosphere boundary
measure properties of interstellar medium
study Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetosphere
study Saturn's atmosphere and magnetosphere
study moons of Jupiter
study moons of Saturn
missionType interstellar mission
planetary exploration
notableDiscovery detailed images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
detailed images of Titan's atmosphere
detailed structure of Saturn's rings
discovery of active volcanism on Io
operator NASA
powerDecline gradual due to RTG decay
powerSource RTG
radioisotope thermoelectric generator
primaryDestination Jupiter
Saturn
program Voyager program
status operational
velocityRelativeToSun about 17 kilometers per second


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