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DISTANCE FROM SUN1.2963 AU
DISTANCE FROM EARTH0.361 AU
VELOCITY24.331 km/s
LIGHT TIME3 min
ACTIVE
UPDATED2h ago
1.2963
AU FROM SUN
DISTANCE
193,923,720 km
87,592
KM/H
VELOCITY
3 years, 118 days
MISSION DURATION
AND COUNTING
3
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 1.2963 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