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DISTANCE FROM SUN0.8389 AU
DISTANCE FROM EARTH0.2957 AU
VELOCITY39.501 km/s
LIGHT TIME2 min
ACTIVE
UPDATED6h ago
0.8389
AU FROM SUN
DISTANCE
125,497,654 km
142,204
KM/H
VELOCITY
2 years, 9 days
MISSION DURATION
AND COUNTING
2
MINUTES LIGHT TIME
ONE-WAY SIGNAL DELAY
6,065
KG
LAUNCH MASS
3
TARGETS
Mars, Jupiter, Europa
Europa Clipper is a orbiter mission by NASA / JPL targeting Europa. Launched October 14, 2024. Currently 0.8389 AU from the Sun.
ABOUT EUROPA CLIPPER
Europa Clipper is NASA’s flagship mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa and its subsurface ocean. Launched in October 2024 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, it is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission. It will perform 49 close flybys of Europa to investigate whether the moon has conditions suitable for life.
TECHNOLOGY & FIRSTS
- Largest planetary spacecraft ever built by NASA
- Solar panels spanning 30.5m
- Radiation vault to protect electronics at Jupiter
- 49 close flybys of Europa planned
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (9)
EIS (Europa Imaging System)
REASON (Ice-penetrating radar)
MASPEX (Mass spectrometer)
E-THEMIS (Thermal imager)
MISE (IR spectrometer)
Europa-UVS (UV spectrograph)
PIMS (Plasma instrument)
ECM (Magnetometer)
SUDA (Dust analyzer)
SPACECRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
Launch Mass6,065 kg (13,373 lbs)
PowerSolar panels (600W)
PropulsionBipropellant main engine, 16 RCS thrusters
Communications3m high-gain antenna, X/Ka-band
Launch VehicleFalcon Heavy
Launch DateOctober 14, 2024
Arrival DateApril 1, 2030
ProgramFlagship
MISSION TRAJECTORY
1
Mars
2
Jupiter
3
Europa