The position of two spacecraft leaving the Earth 38 years ago

Learn about Voyager 1 and 2 - the two most distant spacecraft far from Earth.

Where are the two spacecraft leaving the Earth 38 years ago?

Two Voyager 1 spacecraft and Voyager 2 were launched into space by humans in 1977. The aim of the two ships was to investigate Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune's behavior, two vessels completed. this mission in 1989. According to a NASA report yesterday, the Voyager 1 was 18.8 billion kilometers from Earth while the Voyager 2 was launched 16 days later, flying 15.3 billion km. With this distance, the information that Voyager 1 sent takes 17 hours of Earth to receive. Specific schedule of 2 ships:

"The Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 with a speed of 15.7 km / s, rising higher than the Zodiac plane. By 2002, this ship was 12.7 billion km from Earth. This exploration of Jupiter, Saturn, the planets of these 2 stars and the space outside the solar system.

The Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, 1977, at a rate of 17.23 km / s on orbit below the planets' plane, in 2002 the ship was 10.08 billion km away. This ship looks for information about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the satellites of these four stars and the space outside the solar system. "

Images of Voyager 1 and 2.

Over the years, the two ships were flying and operating very well, constantly transmitting recorded data about planets and distant spaces outside the solar system , where the interstellar universe captured head. The United States Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said the two 1-ton ships were pushed away from the Sun's gravitational pull and would forever fly in the interstellar universe and would travel at about three orders. astronomical taste.

The image depicts the direction of Voyager 1 and 2.

Going beyond the boundaries of the solar system, Voyager 1's communications from the Earth took 23 hours and more than 18 hours with Voyager 2. Scientists think it takes 3 to 4 years to cross the boundary. between the solar system and the rest of the universe, when the ship reaches a distance of 15 billion km.

On April 13, 2010, Voyager 2 was at a distance of about 13.747 billion kilometers or 0.001443 light years from the Sun. It is twice as far away from the Sun as Pluto, and far beyond 90377 Sedna's near-daily point, but is still not outside the limits of the trajectory of the dwarf planet Eris.

Voyager 2 is not directed to any particular star. If this is the case, it will fly over Sirius . The star is now 8.5 light-years away from the Sun and is moving diagonally from the Sun, at a distance of 4.3 light years or 40 trillion km in about 296,000 years. Voyager 2 is expected to continue to transmit weak radio messages at least until 2025, more than 48 years after it was launched.

Meanwhile, on October 9, 2009, Voyager 1 was moving at 17,078 km / s compared to the Sun about 10% faster than Voyager 2. On March 20, 2013, Voyager 1 was reported to be an object. The first body made by humans leaves the Solar System.

And like its brother, Voyager 1 is not directed to any particular star, but after about 40,000 years it will pass through AC + 79 star 3888 in the constellation Camelopardalis with a distance of 1.6 light years by AC + 79 3888 is moving toward the Solar System at a speed of about 119 km / s.

In the future, if we can build spacecraft that achieve the speed of light, it is more likely that on the way to explore the universe, astronauts will meet the two pioneers to pave the way.