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DISTANCE FROM SUN0.8804 AU
DISTANCE FROM EARTH0.1604 AU
VELOCITY38.359 km/s
LIGHT TIME1 min
ACTIVE
UPDATED1h ago
0.8804
AU FROM SUN
DISTANCE
131,705,965 km
138,092
KM/H
VELOCITY
3 years, 192 days
MISSION DURATION
AND COUNTING
1
MINUTES LIGHT TIME
ONE-WAY SIGNAL DELAY
6,050
KG
LAUNCH MASS
6
TARGETS
Venus, Earth, Jupiter
JUICE is a orbiter mission by ESA targeting Ganymede. Launched April 14, 2023. Currently 0.8804 AU from the Sun.
ABOUT JUICE
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is an ESA mission to study Jupiter’s three largest icy moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. It will become the first spacecraft to orbit a moon other than Earth’s when it enters orbit around Ganymede in 2034. The mission aims to characterize the habitability of the ocean worlds.
TECHNOLOGY & FIRSTS
- First spacecraft to orbit a moon of another planet (Ganymede)
- Largest solar panels for a deep space mission
- Uses Earth-Venus-Earth-Earth gravity assists
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (11)
JANUS (camera)
MAJIS (spectrometer)
UVS (UV spectrograph)
SWI (submillimeter wave)
GALA (laser altimeter)
RIME (ice-penetrating radar)
J-MAG (magnetometer)
PEP (particle environment)
RPWI (radio/plasma wave)
3GM (gravity/geophysics)
PRIDE (radio science)
SPACECRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
Launch Mass6,050 kg (13,340 lbs)
PowerSolar panels (85 m²) (820W)
Propulsion400N bi-propellant main engine
Communications2.5m high-gain antenna, X/Ka-band
Launch VehicleAriane 5 ECA
Launch DateApril 14, 2023
Arrival DateJuly 1, 2031
ProgramCosmic Vision
MISSION TRAJECTORY
1
Venus
2
Earth
3
Jupiter
4
Callisto
5
Europa
6
Ganymede