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"Voyager 1" is currently about 109.413 AU = 16 367 965 974 kilometers from Earth. "Voyager 2" is currently about 88.597 AU = 13 253 934 006 kilometers from Earth. They are both near the end of the solar system in an area called the heliopause.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoAccording to the website 'Heavens Above' and sources at Wikipedia and the Voyagers website, Voyager 1 is currently 101.676 AU (10.3 Billion Miles / 16.6 Billion Km) from Earth. This is the approximate equivalent of a round trip from Pluto to the Sun and back, with almost enough left over to reach the sun a second time. At light speed it would take about 14.6 hours (Or 0.0017 light years) to reach Voyager 1.
Conversely the nearest neighboring star, Proxima Centauri, is nearly 4.4 Light years
away.
Also, Voyager 1 is in what is known as the Heliosheath, on the very edge of our solar system. If it is still functional when it exits Heliophase it will be the first man-made object to leave the solar sysyem, Voyager 1 is projected to lose all power in 2025.
Sources:
http:/heavens-above.com/solar-escape.asp?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Outersolarsystem-probes-4407.jpg#filelinks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1
**Some of the data is dated by a year or more, consult the sources and the official voyager tracking site for more up-to-date information.
See related link for a pictorial representation.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Its orbit is expected to decay some time around 2013-2021. The telescope's
last maintenance has pushed its functionality to at least 2014.
The HST was deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-31 mission
in 1990. April 24, 2012 is the 22nd anniversary of its release into space, and it's
still doing valuable science and returning excellent data.
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∙ 14y agoThe voyager space probe left the solar system, and ceased sending discernible messages to ground control in 2006. It was never really in orbit.
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∙ 11y agoNo
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Did NASA send the voyager probes into space?
Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.
How long does the space probes stay in space?
Most Space Probes never come back, the Space Probe Voyager 1 has traveled so far that it is out of our solar system. It was launched in the 1970s.
When did space probes Voyager 1 And Voyager 2 launch?
Voyager 1 was launched on the 5th of September 1977 and Voyager 2 was launched before voyager 1 on the 20th of August 1977.
Where in space did the voyager space mission go?
If this question refers to the Voyager program, the answer is, we don't know yet. Both the program, and the two deep space probes Voyager 1 and 2, are still on-going. Both probes have enough electrical energy that they are estimated to be able to continue operating to about 2020. At this point, the program will most likely close down, but the probes will still continue travel on a ballistic trajectory, and where they will end up is anyones guess.
List three discoveries made by the voyager space probe?
the discoveries of the probes include new information about the motions of Jupiter's atmosphere and the discovery of three new moons. Voyager probes also discovered that Jupiter has faint dust rings around it and that one of its moons has volcanoes on it.
Did NASA send the voyager probes into space?
Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.
What space probes have traveled to Uranus?
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.
What space probe is in space in space?
there are many probes in space. There is the Hubble space telescope, voyager voyager 2. Here are just some probes in space. there too much to name all of them.
The names of two US space probes were?
Two of the US space probes are Voyager I and Voyager 2. NASA launched Voyager I on September 5, 1977. Voyager II ended up being launched before Voyager I on August 20, 1977.
Jupiter's space probes?
Voyager 1&2, Galileo Space Probe.
The first planet studied by the Voyager space probes?
Jupiter
When did the voyager land on Saturn?
The Voyager probes were deep space probes, sent to scout out the outer planets and deep space, so they never really "landed" on any of the planets although voyager I was sent first voyager II overtook it and encountered Saturn on august 1981.
How many satellites probes have been to neptune?
The Voyager I and the Voyager II are the only space probes to visit Neptune. They landed in the 1980s.
How long does the space probes stay in space?
Most Space Probes never come back, the Space Probe Voyager 1 has traveled so far that it is out of our solar system. It was launched in the 1970s.
When were the launch dates for the viking lander 1 and 2?
Space probes voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977
When did space probes Voyager 1 And Voyager 2 launch?
Voyager 1 was launched on the 5th of September 1977 and Voyager 2 was launched before voyager 1 on the 20th of August 1977.
How many probes does Jupiter have and what are they called?
There have been 7 NASA space probes that flew by Jupiter: Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Ulysses Cassini New Horizons
