Concept information
Preferred term
Voyager space probe
Definition(s)
- The Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two robotic interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of the two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, to fly near them while collecting data for transmission back to Earth. After launch the decision was taken to send Voyager 2 near Uranus and Neptune to collect data for transmission back to Earth. As of 2022, the Voyagers are still in operation past the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space. They collect and transmit useful data to Earth. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Voyager 1
- Voyager 2
- Voyager spacecraft
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-DF2TSG4P-4
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