Jupiter Europa Orbiter
 | It has been suggested that Europa Orbiter be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2013. |
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| Operator | NASA |
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| Website | ESA Webpage on Laplace/EJSM |
| Mission duration | cruise period 5-6 years, science period 3 years (proposed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 1,371 kg (3,023 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2020 (proposed) |
| Rocket | Delta IV-H, Ares V or Atlas V |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Europa orbit |
| Semi-major axis | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Inclination | 95°–100° |
| Europa orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 2025–2026 (proposed) |
As a part of the defunct Europa Jupiter System Mission – Laplace (EJSM/Laplace), the Jupiter Europa Orbiter (JEO) was a proposed orbiter probe slated for lift-off in 2020 and planned for detailed studies of Jupiter's moons Europa and Io as well as the Jovian magnetosphere.[1] Its main goal would have been to look for evidence of a possible subsurface ocean.[2]
In June 2015, a more economical mission, the Europa Multiple-Flyby Mission (Europa Clipper) was approved by NASA and entered the formulation stage.[3]
References
- ^ Battersby, Stephen (November 5, 2009). "A drop in the bucket is plenty". The National. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (20 June 2015). "NASA's Europa Mission Approved for Next Development Stage" Space.com. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
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