Mission · Grand-tour flyby

Voyager 2

Agency: NASA
Launched: 1977
Type: flyby
Status: active (interstellar)

NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)

Overview

Scientific overview

Voyager 2 is a grand-tour flyby, operated by NASA, launched in 1977.

Mission

Agency: NASA
Launched: 1977
Type: flyby
Status: active (interstellar)

Gallery

Voyager 2 Image of Saturn
1999
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
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Observation

How this was captured

Source: NASA
Observation date: 1998-10-30

Targets & destinations

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

Quick facts

Type: Grand-tour flyby

Provenance & sources

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Historical evidenceconfirmed
Voyager 2 was launched by NASA in 1977, is the only spacecraft to have flown past all four giant planets, and entered interstellar space in 2018.
Source: NASA Science · Public domain (US Government work)

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Scientific citations

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Mission pageVoyager 2 — NASA

NASA

Cite (APA / BibTeX)

NASA (n.d.). Voyager 2 — NASA. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/

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  title        = {Voyager 2 — NASA},
  organization = {NASA},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/},
  note         = {NASA mission page for Voyager 2.}
}

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Substantial

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