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Juice

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

Juice

The mission

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 objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe.

The journey

  • Launch: 14 April 2023
  • Launch location: Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
  • Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
  • Flybys en route: August 2024 Lunar-Earth, August 2025 Venus, September 2026 Earth, January 2029 Earth
  • Arrival at Jupiter: July 2031
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Blog: Juice's lunar-Earth flyby

Follow for the latest updates as ESA's Jupiter mission swings through the Earth system this summer

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Juice flies by the Moon
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Preparing for Juice’s daring double flyby

18/07/2024 1879 views 38 likes
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Juice flies by Earth
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Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby: all you need to know

15/07/2024 6811 views 72 likes
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Juice’s first year in space: “it’s real now”

12/04/2024 4413 views 44 likes
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Juice flyby of Callisto (artist’s impression)
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Juice aces Callisto flyby test

11/04/2024 2768 views 43 likes
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‘The making of Juice’: the story behind the film

24/11/2023 2488 views 43 likes
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The making of Juice: the film

23/11/2023 4910 views 106 likes
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Juice magnetometer fit to take data

16/05/2023 2577 views 26 likes
Juice magnetometer fit to take data
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Juice’s first taste of science from space

26/04/2023 20298 views 140 likes
Juice’s first taste of science from space
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Juice post-launch briefing replay

14/04/2023 1112 views 7 likes
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Juice launch broadcast replay

14/04/2023 7904 views 120 likes
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Juice liftoff

14/04/2023 25959 views 461 likes
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Waking up Juice

13/04/2023 7378 views 70 likes
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Ariane 5 VA 260 with Juice - Ready for launch

12/04/2023 2921 views 48 likes
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Ariane 5 VA 260 with Juice - Ready for launch

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    Spotlight on Ganymede, Juice’s primary target

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    Exploring Jupiter and Ganymede (artist’s impression)
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    A history of Jupiter exploration: the journey to Juice

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    Juice orbiting Jupiter (artist’s impression)
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    Hello Jupiter! How to observe a gas giant

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    Jupiter and its complex surroundings: What will Juice reveal?

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    Jupiter showcases aurorae, hazes (NIRCam widefield view)

Juice overview

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Exploring Jupiter
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Juice factsheet

Overview of the Juice mission

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Juice launch kit

Interactive infographics and background information to prepare for Juice's launch

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Exploring Jupiter and Ganymede (artist’s impression)
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Juice cinematic animations

A set of photorealistic animations telling the story of the Juice mission

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Juice orbiting Jupiter (artist’s impression)
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Where is Juice now?

Explore Juice's journey to Jupiter with this interactive tool

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Juice mission poster

06/07/2022 1862 views 25 likes
Juice mission poster
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Installing Juice at ESTEC
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Building Juice

Journals documenting the building and testing of the Juice spacecraft

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Jupiter antenna that came in from the cold
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The making of Juice

Video series capturing the making of the Juice spacecraft

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Space Juice contest visual
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Space Juice recipe book

Choose from over 70 'space juice' mocktails to celebrate ESA's Juice mission!

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Exploring Jupiter
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Juice wallpapers

Get the Juice mission background for your virtual backgrounds, mobile phones or social media profiles

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More about Juice

The science objectives The instruments The spacecraft The launch The journey Exploring the secrets of Jupiter: Top five mysteries Juice will solve An international endeavour Overcoming challenges Frequently Asked Questions

More about the Jupiter system

Facts about Jupiter A history of Jupiter exploration: the journey to Juice The moons of Jupiter: What will Juice discover? Spotlight on Ganymede Jupiter and its complex surroundings: What will Juice reveal? The orbits of the Galilean moons Jupiter’s magnetic environment Inside the Galilean moons

Multimedia

Juice images Juice videos Juice 3D model Juice exhibition panels

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