Voyager 1 Model of the Voyager spacecraft design Mission type Outer planetary, heliosphere, and interstellar medium exploration Operator NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory COSPAR ID 1977-084A SATCAT no. 10321 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type Mariner Jupiter-Saturn Manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launch mass 825.5 kg (1,820 lb) Power 470 watts (at launch) Start of mission Launch date September 5, 1977, 12:56:00 UTC Rocket Titan IIIE Launch site Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 Flyby of Jupiter Closest approach March 5, 1979 Distance 349,000 km (217,000 mi) Flyby of Saturn Closest approach November 12, 1980 Distance 124,000 km (77,000 mi) Flyby of Titan (atmosphere study) Closest approach November 12, 1980 Distance 6,490 km (4,030 mi) Voyager 1 is the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. It originally launched (along with its twin, Voyager 2) in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system. However, it has remained operational long past expectations and conti
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