voyager 1 left our solar system on august 25, 2012.
voyager 1 left our solar system on august 25, 2012.
when did voyager 1 leave our solar system?
august 25 , 2012
after completing its primary mission with the flyby of saturn on november 12, 1980, "voyager 1" became the third of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity required to leave the solar system. on august 25, 2012, "voyager 1" became the first spacecraft to cross the heliopause and enter the interstellar medium.
voyager 1
in 2013 "voyager 1" was exiting the solar system at a speed of about 3.6 au per year, while "voyager 2" is going slower, leaving the solar system at 3.3 au per year. each year "voyager 1" increases its lead over "voyager 2".









































"voyager 1" reached a distance of 135 au from the sun on may 18, 2016. by september 5, 2017, that had increased to about 139.64 au from the sun, or just over 19 light-hours, and at that time "voyager 2" was 115.32 au from the sun.









































its progress can be monitored at nasa's website (see: external links).
voyager 1