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Spacecraft escaping the Solar System
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Spacecraft escaping the Solar System

This page shows the current positions and other interesting data of the five spacecraft which are leaving the Solar System on escape trajectories - our first emissaries to the stars. On this scale, the nearest star to the Sun would be approximately 100 meters away, and it would take Voyager 1 about 70,000 years to cover that distance.

View from 90° above ecliptic plane
View from 10° above ecliptic plane

Pioneer 10Pioneer 11Voyager 2Voyager 1New Horizons
Distance from Sun (AU)120.96299.755117.433142.05341.365
Speed relative to Sun (km/s)11.95511.25515.34716.98214.140
Speed relative to Sun (AU/year)2.5222.3743.2383.5822.983
Ecliptic latitude14°-36°35°
Declination25° 54'-8° 42'-57° 50'12° 24'-20° 24'
Right ascension5h 9m18h 52m20h 3m17h 14m19h 13m
ConstellationTaurusScutumPavoOphiuchusSagittarius
Distance from Earth (AU)121.84899.163117.020141.31140.805
One-way light time (hours)16.8913.7516.2219.595.66
Brightness of Sun from spacecraft (Magnitude)-16.3-16.7-16.4-15.9-18.6
Spacecraft still functioning?nonoyesyesyes
Launch date1972-Mar-031973-Apr-061977-Aug-201977-Sep-052006-Jan-19
 

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