JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer)

Launched the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) on an eight-year journey to study Jupiter's icy moons Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. It was the final Ariane 5 flight to carry an ESA science mission.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Helio-N/A

Heliocentric orbit

Payload to orbit

6 T

Flight

10th

of 11 Ariane 5 ECA+ flights

Date and time

14 April 2023, 12:14 UTC

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA+

Builder

ArianeGroup

Launch site

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Planetary Science

International designator

2023-053

Launches in 2023

58th of 223

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