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Voyager 2

Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited all four giant outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—and it continues to operate in interstellar space.

Voyager 2
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Voyager II
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Voyager 2
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Description
Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited all four giant outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—and it continues to operate in interstellar space.
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Successful and ongoing. Voyager 2 completed close encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and entered interstellar space in 2018; its extended interstellar mission remains active.
Start Date
1977-08-20
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April 26, 2026 at 14:17:31 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 08:53:03 UTC

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