Lockheed MartinTitan IIIESpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Voyager 1
Launched
September 5, 1977 · 12:56 UTC
Summary
Voyager 1 launched on a Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 5, 1977 at 12:56 UTC. It was Lockheed Martin's 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,002nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan IIIE flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIE · Lockheed MartinNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.)
- Milestone
- 7th Titan IIIE flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,002nd orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Voyager 1 · NORAD 10321 · left Earth orbit September 5, 1977
Centaur TC-6 · left Earth orbit September 5, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. Part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System, Voyager 1 launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2.
Pad

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 330th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 5, 8:56 AM EDT, in daylight
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Voyager 1 launch?
Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977 at 12:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Voyager 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Voyager 1?
Titan IIIE, flown by Lockheed Martin. Titan IIIE spec sheet
Where did Voyager 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 5, 8:56 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was Voyager 1 going to?
Solar Escape Trajectory (Solar Esc.), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Voyager 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Voyager 1 part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions
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