Mission · Outer-planet flyby / interstellar

Voyager 1

Solar System

Scientific overview

Voyager 1 is a outer-planet flyby / interstellar, operated by NASA, launched in 1977.

Mission

Agency	NASA
Launched	1977
Type	flyby
Status	active (interstellar)

Targets & destinations

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

Quick facts

Type: Outer-planet flyby / interstellar

Provenance & sources

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Historical evidenceconfirmed
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA in 1977 and in 2012 became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space; it remains the most distant human-made object from Earth.
Source: NASA Science · Public domain (US Government work)

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Scientific citations

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Mission pageVoyager 1 — NASA

NASA

Cite (APA / BibTeX)

NASA (n.d.). Voyager 1 — NASA. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/

@misc{cite:mission-space_mission-voyager-1,
  title        = {Voyager 1 — NASA},
  organization = {NASA},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/},
  note         = {NASA mission page for Voyager 1.}
}

Quality & authority

75%

Reviewed

Completeness: Complete
Source coverage: Complete
Citation coverage: Complete
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Data from the NASA Planetary Fact Sheet & JPL (public domain). See source quality.

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Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

NASA (n.d.). Voyager 1 — NASA. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/ @misc{cite:mission-space_mission-voyager-1, title = {Voyager 1 — NASA}, organization = {NASA}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/}, note = {NASA mission page for Voyager 1.} }