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Space probes·NASA

Voyager 2

ActiveLaunched in 1977·Interstellar — 20.6B km

The only probe to have flown past all four giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Main objectives

Visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (the only probe to the ice giants).
Study the heliopause and the interstellar medium.
Continue transmitting data from deep space.

Did you know?

The only human object to have visited Uranus and Neptune.

Timeline

Aug 20, 1977

Launch

16 days before Voyager 1.

Jan 24, 1986

Uranus flyby

First and only flyby.

Aug 25, 1989

Neptune flyby

First and only flyby.

Dec 10, 2018

Interstellar space

Instruments

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CRS

Cosmic ray subsystem measuring energy and flux of galactic and solar protons

MAG

Magnetometer measuring interplanetary and interstellar magnetic fields

PWS

Plasma wave subsystem detecting plasma oscillations in the space environment

LECP

Low-energy charged particle detector bridging the range between PLS and CRS

PLS

Plasma science experiment measuring plasma density and flow direction

Specifications

Mass722 kg

Current distance~21 billion km

Discoveries

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Mission milestones

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Official sources