NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Voyager 1

Launch Time
Mon Sep 05, 1977 12:56 UTC

Rocket

Titan IIIE
Martin Marietta
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 12,769 kN
Payload to LEO: 15,400 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 48.8 m

Mission Details

Voyager 1

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 826.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1977

87th orbital launch attempt

Titan III

106th mission
6th mission of 1977
94th successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission