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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)137.228114.941138.000165.19260.247
Speed relative to Sun (km/s)11.88211.15015.27416.93013.656
Speed relative to Sun (AU/year)2.5062.3523.2223.5712.881
Ecliptic latitude14°-38°35°
Declination26° 1'-9° 0'-59° 22'12° 5'-20° 22'
Right ascension5h 14m18h 53m20h 3m17h 15m19h 13m
ConstellationTaurusScutumPavoOphiuchusSagittarius
Distance from Earth (AU)136.440115.402138.300165.86160.660
One-way light time (hours)18.9116.0019.1722.998.41
Brightness of Sun from spacecraft (Magnitude)-16.0-16.4-16.0-15.6-17.8
Spacecraft still functioning?nonoyesyesyes
Launch date1972-Mar-031973-Apr-061977-Aug-201977-Sep-052006-Jan-19
 

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