Voyager 2
 Model of theVoyagerspacecraft design | |
| Mission type | Planetary exploration |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA/JPL[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 1977-076A[2] |
| SATCATno. | 10271[3] |
| Website | voyager |
| Mission duration | 46 years, 10 months and 27 days elapsed Planetary mission: 12 years, 1 month, 12 days Interstellar mission: 34 years, 9 months and 15 days elapsed (continuing) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Launch mass | 825.5 kilograms (1,820 lb) |
| Power | 470 watts (at launch) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 20, 1977, 14:29:00UTC |
| Rocket | Titan IIIE |
| Launch site | Cape CanaveralLC-41 |
| Flyby ofJupiter | |
| Closest approach | July 9, 1979, 22:29:00 UTC |
| Distance | 570,000 kilometers (350,000 mi) |
| Flyby ofSaturn | |
| Closest approach | August 26, 1981, 03:24:05 UTC |
| Distance | 101,000 km (63,000 mi) |
| Flyby ofUranus | |
| Closest approach | January 24, 1986, 17:59:47 UTC |
| Distance | 81,500 km (50,600 mi) |
| Flyby ofNeptune | |
| Closest approach | August 25, 1989, 03:56:36 UTC |
| Distance | 4,951 km (3,076 mi) |
Voyager 2is aspace probe.It was used byNASAto exploreJupiter,Saturn,Uranus,andNeptune.It is the only spacecraft that has come near to Uranus and Neptune. Because of this, most pictures of these two ice planets are from this spacecraft. It was identical in form to its sister space probe,Voyager 1.The space probe is currently moving away from theSolar System.It is heading out into interstellar space.
Voyager 2was launched on August 20, 1977. It is now in an extended mission. Its encounter with the largest naturalsatelliteof Neptune,Tritonsent it on ahyperbolic trajectoryout of the Solar System. It was moving at about 16.62 km/s (37,200 mph; 59,800 km/h). This is much faster thanescape velocity.
BothVoyager 1andVoyager 2hold theVoyager Golden Record.This is a recording of sounds and images of life on Earth. It was designed by a team led byCarl Sagan.The Golden Record is tocommunicatewithextraterrestrial life.
Voyager 2 is the second spacecraft to exit from the Solar System and enter into the interstellar space. It did so 6 years afterVoyager 1.In 2018,NASAsaid that Voyager 2 had reached theheliopauseon 5 November 2018.[4]On July 18, 2023, Voyager 2 overtookPioneer 10to become the 2nd farthest spacecraft from the Sun, at a distance of 133.917AU(nearly 12.45 billion miles or approximately 2034.00 billion km) from theSun.[5][6]
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References[change|change source]
- ↑"VOYAGER:Mission Information".NASA. 1989. Archived fromthe originalon February 20, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 2,2011.
- ↑"Voyager 2".US National Space Science Data Center. Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2009.RetrievedAugust 25,2013.
- ↑"VOYAGER 2".N2YO.RetrievedAugust 25,2013.
- ↑"NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space".NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.10 December 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 14 December 2018.Retrieved14 December2018.
- ↑"Distance between the Sun and Voyager 2".
- ↑"Distance between the Sun and Pioneer 10".
Other websites[change|change source]
- NASAVoyagerwebsite
- VoyagerSpacecraft Lifetime
- Voyager 2 Mission ProfileArchived2007-08-01 at theWayback MachinebyNASA's Solar System Exploration
- Spacecraft Escaping the Solar SystemArchived2007-04-27 at theWayback Machine- current positions and diagrams
- Mission state
- VOYAGER RECENT 6-HOUR HISTORYArchived2007-06-18 at theWayback Machine
- Voyager 2 Detects Odd Shape of Solar System's Edge23 May2006
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