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JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
ESA's flagship mission to Jupiter's icy moons Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. Launched April 2023, JUICE will study whether these ocean worlds could harbor habitable environments. Will become the first spacecraft to orbit a moon other than our own when it enters Ganymede orbit in 2034.
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Budget
~EUR1.6B
Timeline
2023–2035
Key Milestones
Launched on Ariane 5 from Kourou, French Guiana
2023 — Apr
Lunar-Earth gravity assist (LEGA) — first ever Moon-Earth double flyby
2025
Venus gravity assist flyby
2029
Jupiter orbit insertion — begin science mission
2031
Enter Ganymede orbit — first spacecraft to orbit another planet's moon
2034
Contractors
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Sources
- esa.int/juice
- sci.esa.int