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NEPTUNE

 

Missions to Neptune: Past, Present and Future

The following table lists all missions to Astroids, including those that failed, starting with the most recent. The table is colour coded to reflect the lead country or space agency, and missions are listed by launch date. The RPIF, here at UNB holds data and images from many of the NASA led missions.

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Red - USSR or Russian led missions

 

Blue - NASA led missions

 

Purple - Japanese Space Agency led missions

 

Green - European Space Agency led missions

 

Yellow - China National Space Administration led missions

 

Orange - Indian Space Research Organization

 

Launch Date Mission Success Type Instruments Goal Database
1977/08 Voyager 2 Success Flyby & Probe

-High-gain antenna

-Low-gain antenna

-Computer Command Subsystem (CCS)

-Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem (AACS)

-Flight Data Subsystem (FDS)

-Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs)

-Photopolarimeter

-Explore the outer solar system including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

-Investigate the circulation, dynamics, structure and composition of the planet’s atmosphere

-Characterize the morphology, geology, and physical state of the satellites of the planet

-Provide improved values for the mass, size and shape of the planet, its satellites, and any rings

-Determine the magnetic field structure and characterize the composition and distribution of energetic trapped particles and plasma therein.

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