Voyager 2’s Trajectory Through The Solar System

In this video from NASA we have the flight path that Voyager 2 took through the Solar System during it’s mission, which is still going 40 years after launch!

It’s a very straightforward video, no sound or anything special. It starts just a few days before August 20th, 1977, the launch day of Voyager 2 and ends at the projected location of Voyager 2 on December 31st of 2017 – the end of this year.

I suggest paying attention to the dates in the lower left corner and looking at the time spans between planetary encounters – maybe sync it up to important days in your life (like your birth date for those of us who are younger). It’s also interesting to see the similar flight path Voyager 1 (which was launched later than 2) would take, and see how the 2 craft diverged after their Saturn encounters.

Take it for what you will, this is a more cold and sterile video, but fascinating to someone like me in how it does its very straightforward showing of the flight path.

Enjoy!

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