Voyager Program
Voyager 2
Vehicle: Titan IIIE | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Key Mission Milestones & Event Timeline
August 20, 1977
Launch
Voyager 2 launched from Cape Canaveral, two weeks before Voyager 1, on a longer trajectory.
July 9, 1979
Jupiter Encounter
Captured detailed images of the Great Red Spot and Jovian moons.
August 26, 1981
Saturn flyby
Gathered data on ring structures and Saturn's atmospheric winds.
January 24, 1986
Uranus closest approach
First and only spacecraft to visit Uranus, discovering 10 new moons and its off-center magnetic field.
August 25, 1989
Neptune Flyby
Flew within 4,800 km of Neptune, discovering the Great Dark Spot and Triton's nitrogen ice geysers.
November 5, 2018
Entering Interstellar Space
Crossed the heliopause, entering interstellar space 6 years after Voyager 1.