Voyager 1

Summary

Voyager 1 is a flyby probe^[1]. It draws 6,624 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Voyager 1's video is recorded as Voyager Captures Sounds of Interstellar Space.webm^[3].
• Voyager 1's image is recorded as Voyager spacecraft.jpg^[4].
• Voyager 1's instance of is recorded as flyby probe^[5].
• Voyager 1's instance of is recorded as Zamenhof-Esperanto object^[6].
• Voyager 1's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• Voyager 1's followed by is recorded as Voyager 2^[8].
• Voyager 1's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[9].
• Voyager 1's GND ID is recorded as 4658791-3^[10].
• Voyager 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1977-084A^[11].
• Voyager 1's part of is recorded as Voyager program^[12].
• Voyager 1's Commons category is recorded as Voyager 1^[13].
• Voyager 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Titan IIIE^[14].
• Voyager 1's SCN is recorded as 10321^[15].
• Voyager 1's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Voyager 1's powered by is recorded as MHW-RTG^[17].
• Voyager 1's has part is recorded as Voyager Golden Record^[18].
• Voyager 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1977-09-05T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Voyager 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0810f^[20].
• Voyager 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[21].
• Voyager 1's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[22].
• Voyager 1's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[23].
• Voyager 1's official website is recorded as http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov^[24].
• Voyager 1's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Voyager 1^[25].
• Voyager 1's Commons gallery is recorded as Voyager 1^[26].
• Voyager 1's product or material produced is recorded as Pale Blue Dot^[27].

Why It Matters

Voyager 1 draws 6,624 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of rings of Jupiter^[30], an astronomical object in the Solar System^[31]; Pandora^[32], a moon of Saturn^[33]; Atlas^[34], a moon of Saturn^[35]; and Prometheus^[36], a moon of Saturn^[37].

FAQs

What did Voyager 1 discover?

Voyager 1 is credited as discoverer of rings of Jupiter^[30], Pandora^[32], Atlas^[34], and Prometheus^[36].