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Voyager 1 encountered Saturn in November 1980, with the closest approach on November 12, 1980, when the space probe came within 124,000 kilometres (77,000 mi) of Saturn's cloud-tops. The space probe's cameras detected complex structures in the rings of Saturn , and its remote sensing instruments studied the atmospheres of Saturn and its giant ...
After Voyager 1 successfully completed its flyby of Saturn and its moon Titan, it was decided to send Voyager 2 on flybys of Uranus and Neptune. [1] After the planetary flybys were complete, decisions were made to keep the probes in operation to explore interstellar space and the outer regions of the solar system.
Voyager 1: Voyager 1: 5 September 1977 [2] Titan IIIE Centaur-D1T [8] NASA: Flyby Successful Closest approach at 12:05 UTC on 5 March 1979. Flew past Amalthea, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto at long distances. Later flew past Saturn. First probe to depart heliosphere and enter interstellar medium.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of scientific data from uncharted territory for the first time since a computer glitch sidelined the historic NASA mission seven months ago.
This week, uncover the challenges faced by Voyager 1, meet flower-licking wolves, see an unexpected ancient lifesaving tool, and more. The 47-year-old Voyager probes are exploring interstellar ...
Pioneer 11 passed by Saturn on September 1, 1979, at a distance of 21,000 km (13,000 mi) from Saturn's cloud tops. [ 27 ] By this time, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 had already passed Jupiter and were en route to Saturn, so it was decided Pioneer 11 would pass through the Saturn ring plane at the same position Voyager 2 would later have to fly ...
Pioneer 11, Jupiter and Saturn fly-by; Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, Jupiter fly-by en route to other outer Solar System fly-bys; Galileo, Jupiter orbiter; Cassini–Huygens, Jupiter fly-by for Saturn orbiter and Titan lander, respectively; New Horizons, Jupiter flyby en route to Pluto fly-by; Juno, Jupiter polar orbiter; Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ...
Voyager 1 used the thrusters for a variety of purposes as it flew by planets such as Jupiter and Saturn in 1979 and 1980, respectively. ...