Europa Clipper Arrives at Jupiter
NASA's largest planetary probe begins dozens of flybys of Europa to assess whether its subsurface ocean could support life. Scheduled date.
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JUICE Arrives at Jupiter
ESA's mission to Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, ending as the first spacecraft to orbit a moon of another planet. Scheduled date.
- Juice, ESA's first L-class mission, launched 14 April 2023 on an Ariane 5 from Kourou and is expected to reach Jupiter in July 2031 (planned 21 July 2031 on the baseline trajectory)[1][2][3]
- Cruise gravity assists: Earth-Moon in August 2024 (the first lunar-Earth assist), Venus in August 2025, Earth in September 2026 and January 2029[1][3]
- Science begins about six months before arrival; two Europa flybys in July 2032 and Callisto flybys 2032-2034[3]
- It enters orbit around Ganymede in December 2034, the first spacecraft to orbit another planet's moon, ending in a grazing impact on Ganymede in late 2035[1][3]
- Cost is estimated at 1.5 billion euros; Airbus Defence and Space is main contractor; the RIME antenna that failed to deploy after launch was freed on 12 May 2023[1]
Cost €1.5B
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- [1]25%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Exploreren.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 11, 2026· Starts Jul 1, 2031 ✓· 33% of score
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- [2]95%Mission Calendar - JUICE - ESA Cosmoscosmos.esa.int· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
ESA's[3] own JUICE mission calendar states the spacecraft "is planned to arrive to Jupiter on 21/07/2031", closely matching the pin's stored 1 July 2031 date (within the same month) as the authoritative mission source.
- [3]88%Juice's journey and Jupiter system touresa.int· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
ESA's[2] multimedia page confirms "arrival at Jupiter in July 2031" following an eight-year cruise from the April 2023 launch, matching the pin's stored July 2031 date.
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