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DISTANCE FROM SUN1.9218 AU
DISTANCE FROM EARTH1.0943 AU
VELOCITY19.195 km/s
LIGHT TIME9 min
ACTIVE
1.9218
AU FROM SUN
DISTANCE
287,497,188 km
69,102
KM/H
VELOCITY
1 years, 189 days
MISSION DURATION
AND COUNTING
9
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 1.9218 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