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Voyager 2.
Category. Statistic.
Launch vehicle. Titan IIIE.
Launch date. August 20, 1977, 14:29:00UTC.
Launch site. Cape Canaveral LC-41.
Ceased operations. Ongoing.
Owner(s). NASA/JPL.
Major contractor(s)  Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Is it still in orbit. Travelling for ever into deep space, but will irrevocably breakdown in ~2025 or slightly afterwards.
Launch mass 721.9 kilograms (1,592 lb).
Nationality(s). American.
Satellite type. Space and planetary exploration.
Links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2#Future_of_the_probe
Voyager spacecraft

Artist's concept drawing of Voyager 2 in flight.

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