Voyager 2
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| Max speed | 57,890 km/h |
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| Launch date | August 20, 1977 |
| Power | 470 watts (at launch) |
| Cost | 895 million USD |
| Manufacturers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Did you know | In the year 298,000 Voyager 2 will swing within about four light-years of Sirius, the brightest star in Earth's sky. |
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| ID | 649532 |
About Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets. Part of the Voyager program, it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1, on a trajectory that took longer to reach Jupiter and Saturn but enabled further encounters with Uranus and Neptune.
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
...By Megan FisherBBC NewsNasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said...
Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command
...By Andre Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsNasa has lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe billions of miles away from Earth after mistakenly severing contact with it, the space agency has revealed...
Ringed Neptune captured by James Webb telescope
... The observatory s infrared instruments highlight features not seen in such detail since the Voyager 2 probe flew past the planet in 1989...
Voyagers shed light on Solar System's structure
... Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 2 crossed over late last year...
