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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)138.428116.062139.524166.90361.625
Speed relative to Sun (km/s)11.87711.14315.26916.92713.632
Speed relative to Sun (AU/year)2.5052.3513.2213.5712.876
Ecliptic latitude14°-38°35°
Declination25° 57'-8° 48'-59° 26'12° 22'-20° 6'
Right ascension5h 12m18h 56m20h 10m17h 17m19h 21m
ConstellationTaurusScutumPavoOphiuchusSagittarius
Distance from Earth (AU)139.190115.659139.275166.25861.282
One-way light time (hours)19.2916.0319.3123.058.49
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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