2007-09-12 03:52:56 · 7 answers · asked by William B 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Voyager 2 spacecraft is going at 15.5 km/s and the Voyager 1 is going at 17 km/s. Other good info is available at the link below including how far away they are.
2007-09-12 04:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Campelp above is correct; current speed is on the order of 30,000 MPH. And, it's slowing, a little faster than expected. The phenomonon first seen with Pioneer seems to be affecting Voyager now as well - some force out there is causing the craft to decelerate a little faster than was calculated.
2007-09-12 04:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the JPL data, Voyager I is going at 38,055 mph, and Voyager II is loafing along at 33,352 mph.
2007-09-12 08:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Voyager 1 is now leaving the solar system, rising above the ecliptic plane at an angle of about 35° at a rate of about 3.2 × 108 mi (5.2 × 108 km) a year
2007-09-12 03:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by gmjhwings 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voyager 1 is going about 3.6 AU/year, which is about 38,000 MPH
Voyager 2 is going about 3.3 AU/year, which is about 35,000 MPH
2007-09-12 03:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is traveling at 38,000 mph, and is the most distant man-made object approaching the Oort-Opik cloud at the edge of our Solar System.
2007-09-12 04:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by Golgi Apparatus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-12-23 18:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew Gibson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋