Voyager Program

Voyager 2

Vehicle: Titan IIIE | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Voyager 2 mission operations

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.