Ariane 5 ECA+ | JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer)
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Launch Window
April 14, 2023, 12:14 p.m. - April 14, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
April 14, 2023, 12:14 p.m. - April 14, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. The mission will characterise these moons as both planetary ...
JUICE is an ESA mission to study some of the Jupiter's moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Successful launch of JUICE on its journey to the Jovian system.
Liftoff
Livestream has started
Setting back to GO
Scrub due to weather. Setting TBC 24 hours later, pending official confirmation.
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
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