For the proposed NASA spacecraft, see Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter.
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Artist's impression of the Juice spacecraft
Names
Juice, JUICE
Mission type
Planetary science
Operator
ESA
COSPAR ID
2023-053A
SATCAT no.
56176
Mission duration
Cruise phase: 8 years Science phase: 3.5 years Elapsed: 1 year and 13 days
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass
6,070 kg (13,380 lb)[1]
Dry mass
2,420 kg (5,340 lb)[1]
Dimensions
16.8 x 27.1 x 13.7 meters[1]
Power
850 watts from a solar panel ~85 m2 (910 sq ft)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date
14 April 2023 12:14:36 UTC [2]
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site
Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
Contractor
Arianespace
Flyby of Moon
Closest approach
19 August 2024
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach
20 August 2024
Flyby of Venus
Closest approach
31 August 2025
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach
29 September 2026
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach
18 January 2029
Jupiter orbiter
Orbital insertion
July 2031 (planned)
Orbital departure
December 2034 (planned)
Ganymede orbiter
Orbital insertion
December 2034 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Periapsis altitude
500 km (310 mi)
Apoapsis altitude
500 km (310 mi)
Instruments
GALA
GAnymede Laser Altimeter
JANUS
Jovis, Amorum ac Natorum Undique Scrutator
J-MAG
JUICE-MAGnetometer
MAJIS
Moons And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer
PEP
Particle Environment Package
RIME
Radar for Icy Moons Exploration
RPWI
Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation
SWI
Sub-millimeter Wave Instrument
UVS
UV imaging Spectrograph
3GM
Gravity and Geophysics of Jupiter and Galilean Moons
Juice mission insignia
Cosmic Vision
← Euclid
SMILE →
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE[3]) is an interplanetary spacecraft on its way to orbit and study three icy moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. These planetary-mass moons are planned to be studied because they are thought to have beneath their frozen surfaces significant bodies of liquid water, which would make them potentially habitable for extraterrestrial life.[4][5]
JUICE is the first interplanetary spacecraft to the outer Solar System planets not launched by the United States and the first set to orbit a moon other than Earth's Moon. Launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana on 14 April 2023, with Airbus Defence and Space as the main contractor,[6][7] it is expected to reach Jupiter in July 2031 after four gravity assists and eight years of travel.[8][9] In December 2034, the spacecraft will enter orbit around Ganymede for its close-up science mission.[8] Its period of operations will overlap with NASA's Europa Clipper mission, launching in 2024.
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