Last ever picture before Spacecraft X crashes
Spacecraft X observes lake in Titan
Similar to Voyager 1 and 2, this spacecraft will explore every planet in the solar system and then head out for interstellar space. The spacecraft was launched in January 17,1969 by NASA.
Spacecraft X entering solar orbit
Timeline[]
| Event | Time | Desc |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft X launch | 1969-01-17 6:56 AM | Launched at a speed of 7 km/s. Rocket nearly disintegrated. |
| Orbit insertion of Earth. | 1969-01-17
7:04 AM |
Spacecraft orbit speed at 1.63 km/s, currently aiming at the moon, aiming phase started. |
| Start of Moon observation phase. | 1969-01-18
1:02 AM |
Spacecraft flew close by 700 km. |
| Start Sun observation phase | 1969-06-12
6:32 PM |
Spacecraft took 2,000 images of prominences. |
| End Sun observation phase | 1969-06-15 | Spacecraft remaining gulf to Mercury. |
| Start Mercury Observation phase | 1969-08-02 | Spacecraft sent 1,500 pictures back to Earth and flew 1,000 km above Mercury. |
| Start Venus observation phase | 1969-09-04 | Spacecraft sent 6,000 pictures of the cloudtops in Venus and flying by 10km into the clouds. |
| Earth slingshot | 1970-01-03 | Spacecraft slingshot to Ceres at a speed of 82km/s, the fastest slingshot recorded. |
| Main Belt encounter | 1970-03-17 | Spacecraft sends 400 pictures back to earth. |
| Start Ceres observation phase | 1970-04-10 | Spacecraft sends 35,000 pictures to earth and flying at an altitude of 65 km above Ceres |
| Start Jupiter observation phase | 1970-08-02 | Spacecraft sends over 60,000 pictures of Jupiter, flying by the Great Red spot 200km and discovery of rings. |
| Start Jupiter slingshot phase | 1970-08-03 | Spacecraft speeds at 62km/s to Mars. |
| Start Mars observation phase | 1971-02-17 | Spacecraft sends 13,000 pictures back and the discovery of one moon. |
| Start 2nd Jovian slingshot phase | 1971-07-04 | |
| Start Saturn observation phase | 1972-01-08 | Spacecraft sends 45,000 pictures back and flew by 5,000 km of Saturn. First spacecraft to fly by Saturn. |
| Start Saturn slingshot phase | 1972-01-09 | Slingshot speeding at 75km/h to Uranus. |
| Start Uranus observation phase | 1974-12-03 | Spacecraft sends 22,000 pictures back and discovery of 2 new moons. |
| Start Uranus slingshot | 1974-12-04 | Spacecraft speeds at 56km/s to Neptune |
| Start Neptune observation phase | 1976-01-06 | Spacecraft sends 17,000 pictures back home and the discovery of 1 ring. |
| Start Neptune slingshot | 1976-01-08 | Spacecraft slingshots at a speed of 63km/s to the remaining gulf to Pluto. |
| Start Pluto Observation | 1980-03-12 | Spacecraft sends 3,500 pictures back home and the discovery of the Heart-Shaped crater. |
| Spacecraft switch direction | 1980-03-13 | Spacecraft turns to Sun trying to restore energy. |
| Spacecraft X Begin interstellar mission. | 1980-03-14 | Spacecraft activated thrusters. |
| Spacecraft Begin deep sleep. | 1980-04-12 | Spacecraft begins to experience a deep sleep 1 year long. |
| Spacecraft End deep sleep. | d
1981- 04-12 |
Spacecraft encounters near termination shock |
| Spacecraft termination shock pass | 1981-07-04 | |
| Spacecraft passes Heliopause | 1984-12-13 | Spacecraft farewell to the solar system. |
| Spacecraft encounter Proxima centauri | 79123 AD | |
| Spacecraft arrives at Aldebaran | 1.8 Million AD | |
| Spacecraft deorbit phase | 1.8 million AD | |
| Spacecraft Farewell | 1.8 million AD | Spacecraft says good-bye forever... |
| GALLERY |
Spacecraft encounter at Saturn