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Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Mission of the European Space Agency to explore Jupiter’s moons. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer was launched on April 14, 2023 aboard a Ariane 5ECA+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 14, 2023).
COSPAR 2023-053ANORAD 56176European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- JUICE
- Common name
- Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
- International designator
- 2023-053A
- NORAD catalog number
- 56176
- GCAT identifier
- S56176
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- ESA Plan
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- JUICE
Launch
- Date
- April 14, 2023 · 12:14 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-053Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA+
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 314 km
- Inclination
- 5.85°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- April 14, 2023
- Last known active
- Apr 14, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,963 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,325 kg
- Length
- 4.4 m
- Diameter
- 2.90 m
- Span
- 27.1 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01121
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- August 19, 2024
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body · August 20, 2024
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | Earth | Apr 20, 2023 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Earth | Aug 19, 2024 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Earth | Aug 25, 2024 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Venus | Sep 1, 2025 | Flyby | HCO |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Earth | Sep 30, 2026 | Flyby | HCO |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q63350 (CC0).