table3.128

SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

Table 3-128. Voyager 2 Characteristics

Also called:

Voyager Jupiter-Saturn

Date of launch (location):

Aug. 20, 1977 (ETR)

Launch vehicle:

Same as Voyager 1.

Weight (kg):

Same as Voyager 1.

Shape:

Same as Voyager 1.

Dimensions (m):

Same as Voyager 1.

Power source:

Same as Voyager 1.

Responsible NASA center:

Same as Voyager 1.

Project manager:

Same as Voyager 1.

Project scientists:

Same as Voyager 1.

Objectives:

Same as Voyager 1.

Experiments (responsible institution):

Same as Voyager 1.

Results:

Successful; reached Jupiter on July 9, 1979 and Saturn on August 25, 1981; scheduled to reach vicinity of Uranus in January 1986 and Neptune in August 1989.

Reference: Same as Voyager 1.

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Also called:	Voyager Jupiter-Saturn
Date of launch (location):	Aug. 20, 1977 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:	Same as Voyager 1.
Weight (kg):	Same as Voyager 1.
Shape:	Same as Voyager 1.
Dimensions (m):	Same as Voyager 1.
Power source:	Same as Voyager 1.
Responsible NASA center:	Same as Voyager 1.
Project manager:	Same as Voyager 1.
Project scientists:	Same as Voyager 1.
Objectives:	Same as Voyager 1.
Experiments (responsible institution):	Same as Voyager 1.
Results:	Successful; reached Jupiter on July 9, 1979 and Saturn on August 25, 1981; scheduled to reach vicinity of Uranus in January 1986 and Neptune in August 1989.