Juno (spacecraft)

*Juno*
	Artist's rendering of the Juno spacecraft
Mission type	Jupiter orbiter
Operator	NASA / JPL
COSPAR ID	2011-040A
SATCAT no.	37773
Website	nasa.gov/juno (NASA); missionjuno.swri.edu (SwRI);
Mission duration	Planned: 7 years ; Elapsed: 15 years, 3 months, 2 days ; ; Cruise: 4 years, 10 months, 29 days ; Science phase: 4 years (extended until September 2025)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
Launch mass	3,625 kg (7,992 lb)
Dry mass	1,593 kg (3,512 lb)
Dimensions	20.1 × 4.6 m (66 × 15 ft)
Power	14 kW at Earth, 435 W at Jupiter ; 2 × 55-ampere-hour lithium-ion batteries
Start of mission
Launch date	August 5, 2011, 16:25 UTC
Rocket	Atlas V 551 (AV-029)
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SLC-41
Contractor	United Launch Alliance
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach	October 9, 2013
Distance	559 km (347 mi)
Jupiter orbiter
Orbital insertion	July 5, 2016, 03:53 UTC ; 10 years, 4 months, 3 days ago
Orbits	37 (planned)
Orbit parameters
Perijove	4,200 km (2,600 mi) altitude ; 75,600 km (47,000 mi) radius
Apojove	8.1 million km (5.0 million mi)
Inclination	90 degrees (polar orbit)
MWR
Instruments
MWR	Microwave Radiometer
JIRAM	Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper
MAG	Magnetometer
GRAV	Gravity Science
JADE	Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment
JEDI	Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
Waves	Radio and Plasma Wave Sensor
UVS	Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph
	; Juno mission insignia New Frontiers program ← New Horizons OSIRIS-REx →

Juno is an unmanned NASA New Frontiers spacecraft. It studies the planet Jupiter from orbit. It is the first mission to an outer planet to use solar panels for power instead of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. The spacecraft was launched on August 5, 2011 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016. Scott Bolton is leading the mission.

Juno's main goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Juno will also study the planet's atmospheric composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

References

1 2 "Juno Mission to Jupiter". NASA FACTS. NASA. April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
1 2 3 4 "Jupiter Orbit Insertion Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
↑ Foust, Jeff (July 5, 2016). "Juno enters orbit around Jupiter". Space News. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ Greicius, Tony (September 21, 2015). "Juno – Mission Overview". NASA. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
1 2 Sutherland, Paul (August 2011), Sky at Night Magazine, BBC Magazines Bristol, p. 37-42
1 2 "Juno Science Objectives". 2010-05-10. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
↑ Dodge, Randy; Boyles, Mark A.; Rasbach, Chuck E. "Key and Driving Requirements for the Juno Payload Suite of Instruments" (PDF). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
1 2 Whatmore, Rebecca, ed. (2010-01-28). "Mission Overview". NASA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
↑ "Juno Mission to Jupiter". NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

Other websites

"Nasa's mission to Jupiter". The Telegraph. 2011-07-28. Archived from the original (Video) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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[JunoFactSheet-1] 1 2 "Juno Mission to Jupiter". NASA FACTS. NASA. April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[Jupiter_Orbit_Insertion_Press_Kit-2] 1 2 3 4 "Jupiter Orbit Insertion Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[spacenews20160705-3] Foust, Jeff (July 5, 2016). "Juno enters orbit around Jupiter". Space News. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[NYT-20160705-4] Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[NASA-20150921-5] Greicius, Tony (September 21, 2015). "Juno – Mission Overview". NASA. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[skyatnight-6] 1 2 Sutherland, Paul (August 2011), Sky at Night Magazine, BBC Magazines Bristol, p. 37-42

[nasa2-7] 1 2 "Juno Science Objectives". 2010-05-10. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[8] Dodge, Randy; Boyles, Mark A.; Rasbach, Chuck E. "Key and Driving Requirements for the Juno Payload Suite of Instruments" (PDF). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[overview-9] 1 2 Whatmore, Rebecca, ed. (2010-01-28). "Mission Overview". NASA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[nasa1-10] "Juno Mission to Jupiter". NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

v t e Spacecraft missions to Jupiter
Flybys	Pioneer program Pioneer 10 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 2 Ulysses Cassini–Huygens New Horizons
Orbiters	Galileo Juno (active)
Atmospheric probes	Galileo Probe
En route (or on its way)	Europa Clipper (insertion 2030) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) (insertion 2031)
Planned missions	Tianwen-4 (2029)
Proposed missions	Europa Lander Interstellar Probe^‡ (2036) Shensuo^‡
Related topics	Exploration of Jupiter Atmosphere of Jupiter Magnetosphere of Jupiter Moons of Jupiter Io Exploration Europa Colonization Ganymede Callisto Rings of Jupiter Deep Space Network Missions to the outer planets Colonization of the outer Solar System Ideas for space missions that will not happen Innovative Interstellar Explorer