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JUICE

ESA · Launch: 14 Apr 2023

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, bound for Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.

Objective: Characterise ocean worlds and become the first spacecraft to orbit another planet's moon.

Jupiter arrival

Jul 2031

Target date · may change

Mission details

Rocket & spacecraft
Ariane 5
Destination
Jupiter system, then Ganymede orbit
Duration
~4 years of science
  • First spacecraft to orbit a moon other than our own.
  • Did the first-ever lunar-Earth double gravity assist in 2024.
  • Studies three icy moons with possible oceans.

Milestones

2 of 4 reached

  1. Launch

    Apr 2023

  2. Venus flyby

    Aug 2025

  3. Jupiter arrival

    Jul 2031Provisional

  4. Ganymede orbit

    Dec 2034Provisional

Future dates are agency targets, not confirmed schedules.

Curated dataset

Official source: ESA JUICE →