Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
12:56:00
Monday September 5, 1977
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Official Livestream
The probe's objectives included flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Although the spacecraft's course could have been altered to include a Pluto encounter by forgoing the Titan flyby, exploration of the moon took priority because it was known to have a substantial atmosphere.
Heliocentric Orbit
1 Payload
826 kilograms
Agency
Martin MariettaRocket
Height: 48.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 15,400 kg
Liftoff Thrust
12,769 Kilonewtons
Stages
3
Strap-ons
2
106th
Mission
6th
Mission of 1977
87th
Orbital launch attempt