Jupiter Europa Orbiter
Not to be confused with Jovian Europa Orbiter.
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Montage with JEO | |
| Operator | NASA |
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| Mission type | Orbiter |
| Launch date | 2020 |
| Launch vehicle | Delta IV-H, Ares or Atlas |
| Mission duration | cruise:5-6years, science:3years |
| Orbital insertion date | Proposed: 2025–2026 |
| Homepage | ESA Webpage on Laplace/EJSM |
| Mass | 1371 kg |
| Power | MMRTGs |
| Orbital elements | |
| Semimajor axis | 100 km (final orbit around Europa) |
| Inclination | 95°–100° (final orbit around Europa) |
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]
References
- ↑ "A drop in the bucket is plenty". The National. November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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