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Voyager 2

Also Known As Mariner Jupiter-Saturn probe
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Dish Antenna on a Boomed Body

A robotic space probe launched by NASA in August 1977, sixteen days before its twin Voyager 1. It remains the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune, and in 2018 became the second human-made object to enter interstellar space.

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Spacecraft Type
Robotic space probe 1
Launch Date
1977-08-20 1
Manufacturer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 2
Status
Operational; transmitting from interstellar space as of the mid-2020s. 1
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Made the only close flyby of Neptune, in August 1989.

Made the only close flyby of Uranus, in January 1986.

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Sources
1. NASA History Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationVoyager 2, Wikipedia - spacecraft design section
Quote, Voyager 2, Wikipedia - spacecraft design section
Constructed by the California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationVoyager 2, Background section
Quote, Voyager 2, Background section
the mission was scaled back and replaced with two Mariner program-derived spacecraft, the Mariner Jupiter-Saturn probes
NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAssociated With: Uranus
NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAssociated With: Neptune
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