Category. | Statistic. |
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Launch vehicle. | Titan IIIE. |
Launch date. | August 20, 1977, 14:29:00UTC. |
Launch site. | Cape Canaveral LC-41. |
Ceased operations. | Ongoing. |
Owner(s). | NASA/JPL. |
Major contractor(s) | Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). |
Is it still in orbit. | Travelling for ever into deep space, but will irrevocably breakdown in ~2025 or slightly afterwards. |
Launch mass | 721.9 kilograms (1,592 lb). |
Nationality(s). | American. |
Satellite type. | Space and planetary exploration. |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2#Future_of_the_probe |

Artist's concept drawing of Voyager 2 in flight.
- See also: Space satellites