Flight Data Subsystem

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The Flight Data Subsystem is the primary onboard computer system of NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, responsible for managing data handling, command execution, and communication with Earth.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf data handling system
onboard computer system
spacecraft subsystem
associatedWith interstellar mission phase of Voyager 2
communicationLink Deep Space Network
countryOfOperator United States
dataInterface attitude and articulation control subsystem
science instruments
spacecraft telemetry subsystem
telecommunications subsystem
designedFor deep space operations
long‑duration missions
developedBy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
era 1970s spaceflight technology
governingOrganization NASA
handles engineering telemetry data
science instrument data
uplinked commands from Earth
location Voyager 2 spacecraft bus
mission Voyager program
missionType heliosphere and interstellar medium exploration
planetary exploration
operator NASA
partOf Voyager 2
powerSource Voyager 2 electrical power subsystem
primaryFunction execute commands
manage data handling
support communication with Earth
relatedTo Voyager 1 flight data system
responsibleFor command execution
data storage management
handling spacecraft status data
onboard data processing
packetizing engineering data
packetizing science data
routing commands to subsystems
telemetry formatting
role central data management unit
primary onboard computer for Voyager 2
spacecraft Voyager 2
status operational in interstellar space (as of early 2020s)
supports autonomous fault protection routines
spacecraft attitude control via command routing
spacecraft health monitoring
usedOn Voyager 2 only

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Computer Command System
interfaceWith
Voyager 2
onboardComputer

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