Voyager 2
Mission type | Planetary exploration
Operator | NASA / JPL
COSPAR ID | 1977-076A
SATCAT no. | 10271
Website | voyager.jpl.nasa.gov
Mission duration | 41 years, 9 months and 5 days elapsed Planetary mission: 12 years, 1 month, 12 days Interstellar mission: 29 years, 7 months and 23 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, 14:29:00 (1977-08-20UTC14:29Z) UTC
Rocket | Titan IIIE
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-41
Flyby of Jupiter
Closest approach | July 9, 1979, 22:29:00 UTC
Distance | 570,000 kilometers (350,000 mi)
Flyby of Saturn
Closest approach | August 26, 1981, 03:24:05 UTC
Distance | 101,000 km (63,000 mi)
Flyby of Uranus
Closest approach | January 24, 1986, 17:59:47 UTC
Distance | 81,500 km (50,600 mi)
Flyby of Neptune
Closest approach | August 25, 1989, 03:56:36 UTC
Distance | 4,951 km (3,076 mi)
Flagship ← Viking 2 Voyager 1 →