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

10 instruments
85 m² solar wings
35 Jovian moon flybys

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Juice overview

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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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Building Juice

Journals documenting the building and testing of the Juice spacecraft

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The making of Juice

Video series capturing the making of the Juice spacecraft

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

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