Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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. It is the…
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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterTitan IIIE
MissionRobotic Exploration · Solar Esc.
Robotic Exploration · Solar Esc.
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOYAGER 2 1977-076A | Payload | leaving the Solar System | |
| TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(1) 1977-076B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(2) 1977-076C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 1977-076. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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