Voyager Program
Voyager 2
Vehicle: Titan IIIE | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Spacecraft Architecture & Subsystem Engineering
A breakdown of the electrical power, computing payload, communication networks, and vehicle dynamics of Voyager 2.
⚡ Electrical Power Subsystem
Powered by three Plutonium-238 MHW-RTGs, producing around 470 Watts at launch.
💾 Flight Command Computer
Utilized redundant digital command computers with reprogrammable flight data memory arrays.
📡 Communications Antenna
3.7-meter High-Gain Antenna, with uplink speeds of 16 bps and downlink speeds up to 115 kbps at Jupiter.
⚖️ Mass and Propulsion
722 kg.