Ta hanyar maimaita gwaje-gwaje na gwaji na kwakwalwa na hanyoyi ta hanyar tsarin Neptunian da aka gudanar a gaba, masu kula da jirgin sun ƙayyade hanya mafi kyau don jagorantar Voyager 2 ta hanyar tsarin Neptune-Triton. Tun da jirgin saman Triton yana da mahimmanci game da jirgin sama na ecliptic, ta hanyar gyare-gyaren tsakiyar hanya, Voyager 2 ya jagoranci zuwa hanyar da ke kusa da kilomita 4950 (3000 mi) a arewacin Neptune. Sa'o'i biyar bayan Voyager 2 ya yi kusa da Neptune, ya yi kusa da Triton, mafi girma daga cikin watannin Neptune biyu da aka sani, yana wucewa a cikin kimanin kilomita 40,000 (25,000 mi).
25 ga Agusta, 1989