Vakum 1

Vakum 1 is a space probe launched by the Alphadonian Space Program, on May 18th, 1989. It has been in use for 56 years before it’s battery has ended. Vakum 1 has been confirmed to be outside the solar system on it’s last signal towards Earth.
The probe’s objectives is to do flybies on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, and find exoplanets.
== Mission background ==
=== History ===
In 1976, the Vakum program has started after Juno and Sopdet has ended. Juno 7 has completed a accurate flyby of Jupiter and Saturn, before crashing into Uranus helped Vakum 1 engineers to make accurate predictions of flybys.
The mission was originally called “Juno 8” before the Juno program ended.
=== Components ===
Vakum 1 was constructed by the Alphadonian Space Labratory. It has 3 thrusters, the middle one being the longest and biggest thruster. It also has 23 lightweight programs and 13 scientific instruments
==== Power ====
Vakum 1 is powered by solar panels and a backup nuclear energy source. The solar panels lasted 23 years before they were disabled when Vakum 1 reached Saturn. Then the power source moved to the nuclear energy generator. Each day the V.N.E.G (Vakum Nuclear Energy Generator) creates 60 mega-watts.
==== Scientific Instruments ====
Instrument name 	Abr.	Description
Romanov Photo System (disabled)	RPS 	The Romanov Photo System is a photo instrument that can capture photos from the Infared to Gamma ray wavelengths. It is used to capture photos of Jupiter and Saturn. It is disabled on 2008.
 	 	
 	 	
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