<Table> Voyager 1 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Voyager 1 , artist 's impression </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Outer planetary , heliosphere , and interstellar medium exploration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA / JPL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> 1977 - 084A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> 10321 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> voyager.jpl.nasa.gov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 40 years , 4 months and 19 days elapsed </Li> <Li> Planetary mission : 3 years , 3 months , 9 days </Li> <Li> Interstellar mission : 37 years , 1 month and 10 days elapsed ( continuing ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Jet Propulsion Laboratory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 825.5 kg ( 1,820 lb ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power </Th> <Td> 420 W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> September 5 , 1977 , 12 : 56 : 00 ( 1977 - 09 - 05UTC12 : 56Z ) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Titan IIIE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Cape Canaveral LC - 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Flyby of Jupiter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Closest approach </Th> <Td> March 5 , 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distance </Th> <Td> 349,000 km ( 217,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Flyby of Saturn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Closest approach </Th> <Td> November 12 , 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distance </Th> <Td> 124,000 km ( 77,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Flyby of Titan ( atmosphere study ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Closest approach </Th> <Td> November 12 , 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distance </Th> <Td> 6,490 km ( 4,030 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flagship ← Voyager 2 Galileo → </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how long did it take voyager to reach pluto
3 years , 3 months , 9 days