Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is an ancient human-built space probe that was used by NASA to study Jupiter, Saturn, and Titan, and then explore beyond the furthest bounds of the Sol system.
Components
Both Voyager 1 and 2 probes include the Voyager Golden Record which is a recording of sounds and images of life on Earth. It has sounds of nearly all languages on Earth and was designed by a team led by Carl Sagan to communicate with extraterrestrial life.[1]
History
Voyager 1 launched on 5 September 1977 with its sister probe, Voyager 2. In 3301, both probes were rediscovered approximately 2.1 million lightseconds away from Sol.[2] Their current locations can be revealed using the Full Spectrum System Scanner.
Thargoids vessels lead by the Titan Cocijo passed Voyager 1 to invade Earth during the Second Thargoid War in 3310.
Location
Since 11 December 3304, the Full Spectrum System Scanner has allowed both Voyager probes to be quickly and easily located without needing to use the triangulation method. The probes are treated as signal sources and can be detected when focusing the FSS Scanner on low-frequency signals on the left end of the spectrum.
Triangulation Location Table
Prior to the implementation of the FSS Scanner, Voyager 1 was found at the locations listed below as determined by manually triangulating its distance from Sol, Sedna, and Persephone. There are two target markers which appear when within 1,000 ls of their location: "Ancient Probe" (the actual Voyager probe) and "Voyager", its associated Tourist Beacon.
| System | Coordinates | Date Seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,379,795 ls Persephone: 2,385,844 ls |
2018-04-23 | |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,379,862 ls Persephone: 2,385,715 ls |
2018-05-05 | |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,074 ls Persephone: 2,385,305 ls |
2018-06-20 | Visited by Cmdr 8BitGraphic |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,228 ls Persephone: 2,385,007 ls |
2018-07-22 | Visited by Cmdr Lambeau |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,384 ls Persephone: 2,384,706 ls |
2018-08-23 | Visited by Cmdr Beeb84 |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,523 ls Persephone: 2,384,436 ls |
2018-09-21 | Visited by Cmdr Talmahera |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,668 ls Persephone: 2,384,155 ls |
2018-10-21 | Visited by Cmdr ethzero |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,802 ls Persephone: 2,383,894 ls |
2018-11-18 | Visited by Cmdr Klhank |
| Sol | Sol: 2,317,434 ls Sedna: 2,380,895 ls Persephone: 2,383,715 ls |
2018-12-07 | Visited by Cmdr ethzero |
| Sol | Sol: 2.317.434 ls
Sedna: 2,416,844 ls |
2019-01-16 | Visited by Cmdr EWALL |
Notes
- Based on the table above, the position of Voyager 1 is growing farther from Sedna at an average rate of 4.93 ls/day (SD = 0.33 ls/day) and growing closer to Persephone at an average rate 9.56 ls/day (SD= 0.66 ls/day). This could be used to estimate the current position precisely enough to get within 1000 ls of Voyager 1.
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Voyager 1 on 2018-11-13
