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

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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

Mass722 kg

Current distance~21 billion km

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DiscoveryBreakthrough
Sole Neptune flyby
Discovery of the Great Dark Spot and the fastest winds in the solar system (2,100 km/h).
Aug 25, 1989
DiscoveryBreakthrough
Sole Uranus flyby
The only probe to fly past Uranus: 11 new moons, 2 rings and a magnetic field tilted 60°.
Jan 24, 1986