Mission Atlas

Authoritative historical ephemerides

Solar System explorer

Choose a UTC date to explore committed, Sun-centered J2000 positions for the Sun, eight planets, and Pluto. The reference circles remain average-distance guides, and apparent body radii are deliberately exaggerated for legibility.

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Body

Selected body: Jupiter

Reference position: Jupiter

Mission

Mission context: Voyager 1

Trajectory context: precise

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Historical position

Selected date: 1977-09-05

Position data: committed authoritative ephemeris