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Galileo

NASA robotic space probe that studied the Jupiter system, as well as asteroids Gaspra and Ida. Galileo was launched on October 18, 1989 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Oct 19, 1989).

COSPAR 1989-084BNORAD 20298United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Galileo
International designator: 1989-084B
NORAD catalog number: 20298
GCAT identifier: S20298
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/220

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Galileo J
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Galileo

Launch

Date: October 18, 1989 · 16:53 UTC
Launch record: 1989-084Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 438 km
Inclination: 33.95°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: October 19, 1989
Last known active: Sep 21, 2003
End of operations: Sep 21, 2003

Size

Mass: 2,304 kg
Dry mass: 1,297 kg
Length: 5.3 m
Diameter: 5.00 m
Span: 12.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00680
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: December 6, 1990
Phase outcome: Escaped to another body · December 10, 1990
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Oct 19, 1989	Earth	Oct 23, 1989	Escaped to another body	HCO
Feb 8, 1990	Venus	Feb 12, 1990	Flyby	HCO
Oct 29, 1991	(951) Gaspra	Oct 29, 1991	Flyby	HCO
Dec 6, 1992	Earth	Dec 10, 1992	Flyby	HCO
Aug 28, 1993	(243) Ida	Aug 28, 1993	Flyby	HCO
Sep 10, 1995	Jupiter	Dec 7, 1995	Escaped to another body	Io
Dec 7, 1995	Jupiter	Dec 8, 1995	Entered orbit around the target	Jupiter
Dec 7, 1995	Io	Dec 7, 1995	Flyby	Jupiter
Dec 8, 1995	Jupiter	Jun 27, 1996	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
Jun 27, 1996	Jupiter	Sep 6, 1996	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
Jun 27, 1996	Ganymede	Jun 27, 1996	Flyby	Jupiter
Sep 6, 1996	Jupiter	Nov 4, 1996	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Sep 6, 1996	Ganymede	Sep 6, 1996	Flyby	Jupiter
Nov 4, 1996	Jupiter	Dec 19, 1996	Escaped to another body	Europa
Nov 4, 1996	Callisto	Nov 4, 1996	Flyby	Jupiter
Dec 19, 1996	Jupiter	Feb 20, 1997	Escaped to another body	Europa
Dec 19, 1996	Europa	Dec 19, 1996	Flyby	Jupiter
Feb 20, 1997	Jupiter	Apr 5, 1997	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
Feb 20, 1997	Europa	Feb 20, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Apr 5, 1997	Jupiter	May 7, 1997	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
Apr 5, 1997	Ganymede	Apr 5, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
May 7, 1997	Jupiter	Jun 25, 1997	Escaped to another body	Callisto
May 7, 1997	Ganymede	May 7, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Jun 25, 1997	Jupiter	Sep 16, 1997	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Jun 25, 1997	Callisto	Jun 25, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Sep 16, 1997	Callisto	Sep 17, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Sep 17, 1997	Jupiter	Nov 6, 1997	Escaped to another body	Europa
Nov 6, 1997	Jupiter	Dec 16, 1997	Escaped to another body	Europa
Nov 6, 1997	Europa	Nov 6, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Dec 16, 1997	Jupiter	Feb 10, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
Dec 16, 1997	Europa	Dec 16, 1997	Flyby	Jupiter
Feb 10, 1998	Jupiter	Mar 29, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
Feb 10, 1998	Europa	Feb 10, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
Mar 29, 1998	Jupiter	May 31, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
Mar 29, 1998	Europa	Mar 29, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
May 31, 1998	Jupiter	Jul 21, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
May 31, 1998	Europa	May 31, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
Jul 21, 1998	Jupiter	Sep 26, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
Jul 21, 1998	Europa	Jul 21, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
Sep 26, 1998	Jupiter	Nov 22, 1998	Escaped to another body	Europa
Sep 26, 1998	Europa	Sep 26, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
Nov 22, 1998	Europa	Nov 22, 1998	Flyby	Jupiter
Nov 29, 1998	Jupiter	Feb 1, 1999	Escaped to another body	Europa
Feb 1, 1999	Jupiter	May 5, 1999	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Feb 1, 1999	Europa	Feb 1, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
May 5, 1999	Jupiter	Jun 30, 1999	Escaped to another body	Callisto
May 5, 1999	Callisto	May 5, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Jun 30, 1999	Jupiter	Aug 14, 1999	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Jun 30, 1999	Callisto	Jun 30, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Aug 14, 1999	Jupiter	Sep 16, 1999	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Aug 14, 1999	Callisto	Aug 14, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Sep 16, 1999	Jupiter	Oct 11, 1999	Escaped to another body	Io
Sep 16, 1999	Callisto	Sep 16, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Oct 11, 1999	Jupiter	Nov 25, 1999	Escaped to another body	Europa
Oct 11, 1999	Io	Oct 11, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Nov 25, 1999	Jupiter	Nov 26, 1999	Escaped to another body	Io
Nov 25, 1999	Europa	Nov 25, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Nov 26, 1999	Jupiter	Jan 3, 2000	Escaped to another body	Europa
Nov 26, 1999	Io	Nov 26, 1999	Flyby	Jupiter
Jan 3, 2000	Jupiter	Feb 22, 2000	Escaped to another body	Io
Jan 3, 2000	Europa	Jan 3, 2000	Flyby	Jupiter
Feb 22, 2000	Jupiter	May 20, 2000	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
Feb 22, 2000	Io	Feb 22, 2000	Flyby	Jupiter
May 20, 2000	Jupiter	Dec 28, 2000	Escaped to another body	Ganymede
May 20, 2000	Ganymede	May 20, 2000	Flyby	Jupiter
Dec 28, 2000	Jupiter	May 25, 2001	Escaped to another body	Callisto
Dec 28, 2000	Ganymede	Dec 28, 2000	Flyby	Jupiter
May 25, 2001	Jupiter	Aug 6, 2001	Escaped to another body	Io
May 25, 2001	Callisto	May 25, 2001	Flyby	Jupiter
Aug 6, 2001	Jupiter	Oct 16, 2001	Escaped to another body	Io
Aug 6, 2001	Io	Aug 6, 2001	Flyby	Jupiter
Oct 16, 2001	Jupiter	Jan 17, 2002	Escaped to another body	Io
Oct 16, 2001	Io	Oct 16, 2001	Flyby	Jupiter
Jan 17, 2002	Jupiter	Sep 21, 2003	Reentered (orbital decay)	Jupiter
Jan 17, 2002	Io	Jan 17, 2002	Flyby	Jupiter

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Jupiter	Orbiter	Targeted impact	Sep 21, 2003	—	-0.30, 193.00

Launched together

STS-34Human spaceflight · NASA JSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q105425030 (CC0).