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The reason communications with the Voyager 1/2 twin probes have lasted for like 45 years: Voyager 2 is equipped with three Multihundred-Watt radioisotope therm
by zgluck 3y ago
The reason communications with the Voyager 1/2 twin probes have lasted for like 45 years:
Voyager 2 is equipped with three Multihundred-Watt radioisotope thermoelectric generators (MHW RTG). Each RTG includes 24 pressed plutonium oxide spheres, and provided enough heat to generate approximately 157 W of electrical power at launch.