Voyager 1 Mission Timeline

Jupiter encounter phase: January 6, 1979 to April 13, 1979

Observation schedule for Jupiter near-encounter phase (March 4 - March 6)

March 4

00:22:11 - 00:46:11 UT Io Eclipse Exit (16 images)
00:47:47 - 00:55:47 UT Io multispectral imaging (6 images)
00:57:23 - 01:27:47 UT Io Eclipse Exit (20 images)
01:35:47 - 01:59:47 UT Two wide-angle OGV sets of "North Jet" to support IRIS atmospheric opacity measurement (6 images).
02:06:59 - 02:16:35 UT Io Eclipse Exit imaging (7 images).
02:25:23 - 02:33:23 UT Wide-angle OGV set of "North Jet" to support IRIS atmospheric opacity measurement (3 images).
02:36:35 - 02:42:59 UT Io multispectral imaging (5 images).
02:53:23 - 03:26:59 UT Scan from South Temperate Belt to North Pole (Orange, Methane-JS, UV narrow-angle sets) (33 images).
03:30:11 - 03:38:11 UT Imaging of Equatorial Plume (3 narrow-angle orange/violet pairs).
03:40:35 - 03:48:35 UT Imaging of turbulent southern region near terminator (3 narrow-angle orange/violet pairs).
03:50:59 - 03:52:35 UT Repeat imaging of Equatorial Plume (1 narrow-angle orange/violet pair)
03:56:35 - 04:04:35 UT Europa multispectral imaging (6 images).
04:13:23 - 04:47:47 UT Wide-angle OGV images of North Equatorial Belt to support IRIS atmospheric opacity measurement (9 images).
04:39:47 - 04:58:11 UT Imaging of plume and interplume hotspot at ~36 km/px (3 narrow-angle orange/violet pairs).
05:05:24 - 05:38:12 UT Wide-angle OGV images to support IRIS atmospheric opacity measurement (9 images).
05:45:24 - 05:51:48 UT Io multispectral imaging (6 images).
05:59:48 - 06:07:48 UT Imaging of North Equatorial Belt east of convective source (3 narrow-angle orange/violet pairs).
06:12:36 - 06:20:36 UT Europa multispectral imaging (6 images).
06:32:36 - 06:56:36 UT Wide-angle OGV images of Great Red Spot near limb to support IRIS atmospheric opacity measurement (6 images).
07:08:36 - 07:43:48 UT 3x4 orange-violet narrow-angle mosaic of Great Red Spot at ~33 km/px.
07:45:24 - 08:06:12 UT 3x4 green narrow-angle mosaic of Great Red Spot with Methane-JS and violet wide-angle support.
08:11:00 - 08:19:00 UT Io multispectral imaging (6 images).
08:24:36 - 08:51:48 UT Jupiter scan from 50N to 50S along limb (Orange/UV narrow-angle sets; Orange/Methane JS wide-angle sets).
08:56:36 - 08:58:12 UT Image of "Donut" cyclone (orange/violet narrow-angle image; green support).
10:02:12 - 10:10:12 UT Ganymede multispectral imaging (6 narrow-angle, 3 green/clear wide angle).
10:11:48 - 10:19:48 UT Europa multispectral imaging and spin-axis determination (6 narrow-angle, 3 green/clear wide angle).
10:27:00 - 10:30:12 UT Io narrow-angle OGV image.
10:36:36 - 10:44:36 UT 1x3 orange-violet mosaic of atmospheric dynamics at ~30 km/px.
10:47:00 - 10:55:00 UT OGV wide-angle support image of Jupiter, terminator at 20N.
10:57:24 - 11:31:48 UT IRIS support images of central meridian at 20N (3 wide-angle OGV sets).
11:39:48 - 11:53:24 UT IRIS support images of scan from central meridian at 20N to limb (9 narrow-angle orange/wide-angle violet image pairs).
11:56:36 - 12:05:24 UT Dark current calibration.
12:09:24 - 12:27:00 UT 3x2 narrow-angle green mosaic across South Temperate Belt, South Tropical Zone, and South Equatorial Belt; Methane-JS wide-angle.
12:28:36 - 12:47:48 UT 3x2 narrow-angle green mosaic of barge with orange-violet wide-angle pairs; partial stereoscopic imagery with previous observation.
12:55:00 - 13:03:48 UT Europa multispectral imaging (6 narrow-angle; 6 wide-angle).
13:08:36 - 13:19:00 UT Io multispectral imaging (7 narrow-angle; 7 wide-angle).
13:25:24 - 13:43:00 UT East-west scan along north edge of Equatorial Zone plume to study atmospheric dynamics (green/violet narrow-angle images; multispectral wide-angle images).
13:46:12 - 14:00:36 UT IRIS support images of brown barge in North Equatorial Belt (3 green/violet image pairs; multispectral wide-angle images).
14:02:12 - 14:29:24 UT IRIS support images along north edge of Equatorial Zone (5 green/violet image pairs; multispectral wide-angle images).
14:31:00 - 14:50:12 UT IRIS support images of north equatorial belt near limb (3 green/violet image pairs; multspectral support images).
14:53:24 - 15:11:00 UT 3x2 narrow-angle green mosaic near white oval; multispectral wide-angle images.
15:12:36 - 15:33:24 UT 3x2 narrow-angle green/violet mosaic of North Equatorial Belt and barge; multispectral wide-angle images.
15:35:00 - 15:57:24 UT IRIS support images of southern edge of North Jet Stream (1x4 green/violet mosaic; multispectral wide-angle images).
15:59:00 - 16:08:36 UT IRIS support images near terminator (2 green/violet pairs; multispectral wide-angle images.
16:14:12 - 16:31:48 UT 5 frame green/violet mosaic of turbulent region; multispectral wide-angle images.
16:33:24 - 16:38:12 UT 2x2 orange mosaic of turbulence; wide angle orange-violet pair.
16:39:48 - 16:55:48 UT PPS support images (3x2 green/violet mosaic; multispectral wide-angle images.
16:55:48 - 17:13:24 UT IRIS support images near Great Red Spot (6 green/violet pairs; multispectral wide-angle images).
17:15:00 - 17:35:48 UT Great Red Spot mosaics (6 green/violet pairs; 1 wide-angle multispectral image.)
17:37:24 - 17:45:24 UT IRIS support images near center of disk (4 green/violet pairs; wide-angle OGV image)
17:47:00 - 18:33:24 UT Great Red Spot "cross" mosaic (15 green/violet pairs; 3 multispectral images).
18:35:00 - 18:44:36 UT Great Red Spot 2x2 green-violet mosaic (wide-angle multispectral support).
18:46:12 - 18:59:00 UT Great Red Spot 2x2 green-violet mosaic (wide-angle multispectral support).
19:12:36 - 19:13:24 UT Jupiter ring search.
19:18:12 - 19:39:00 UT Io mulitspectral imaging (27 images).
19:40:36 - 19:53:24 UT Europa multispectral imaging (18 images).
19:54:12 - 19:57:24 UT Amalthea imaging (5 images).
20:03:00 - 20:07:48 UT Southern hemisphere imaging (2 green/violet image pairs; orange/methane-js wide-angle pair).
20:11:00 - 20:15:48 UT Plume mosaic (2x2 green narrow angle mosaic; orange/violet wide-angle pair).
20:17:24 - 20:28:36 UT Eclipse shadow mosaic (2x2 green-violet narrow-angle mosaic; multispectral wide-angle).
20:30:12 - 20:41:24 UT 2x2 green mosaic near terminator (2 orange-violet wide-angle pairs).
20:43:00 - 20:52:36 UT Io eclipse shadow multispectral wide and narrow-angle imaging.
20:52:36 - 21:11:48 UT IRIS support imaging of a north-south strip at longitude 130 (6 green/violet narrow-angle images; multispectral wide-angle images).
21:15:00 - 21:15:48 UT Dark current calibration.
21:18:12 - 21:29:24 UT Io and barge on limb (4 green-violet narrow-angle pairs; multispectral wide-angle).
21:31:00 - 21:43:48 UT Io transit (4 green-violet narrow-angle pairs; multispectral wide-angle).
21:45:24 - 21:58:12 UT Io and barge on limb (4 green-violet narrow-angle pairs; multispectral wide-angle).
21:59:48 - 22:07:48 UT 2x3 green narrow-angle mosaic of North Polar Region (multispectral wide-angle).
22:09:24 - 22:35:48 UT PPS support imaging (7 green/violet image pairs; multispectral wide-angle).
22:36:36 - 22:49:24 UT 2x2 clear narrow-angle mosaic of Io exiting transit (multispectral wide-angle).
22:51:00 - 23:02:12 UT 4x2 green narrow-angle mosaic of North Polar Region (multispectral wide-angle).
23:03:48 - 23:21:24 UT 2x3 green-violet narrow-angle mosaic of South Polar Region (multispectral wide-angle).
23:23:00 - 23:47:00 UT 2x4 green-violet narrow-angle mosaic of barge (multispectral wide-angle).
23:48:36 - 00:06:12 UT 2x3 green-violet narrow-angle mosaic near white oval (multispectral wide-angle).

March 5

Amalthea closest approach at 0654 UT (420,200 km)
Jupiter closest approach at 1205 UT (348,890 km from center)
Io closest approach at 1514 UT (20,570 km)
Europa closest approach at 1819 UT (733,760 km)

March 6

Ganymede closest approach at 0215 UT (114,710 km)
Callisto closest approach at 1708 UT (126,400 km)

Saturn encounter phase: 1980-08-22 to 1980-12-15

November 12

Titan flyby at 0541 UT (6,490 km)
Tethys closest approach at 2217 UT (415,670 km)
Saturn closest approach at 2346 UT (184,300 from center)

November 13

Mimas closest approach at 0143 UT (88,440 km)
Enceladus closest approach at 0151 UT (202,040 km)
Rhea closest approach at 0623 UT (73,980 km)
Hyperion closest approach at 1645 UT (880,440 km)