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: 13 years, 2 months, 9 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 ; 8 years, 3 months, 9 days ago
Orbits	37 (planned)
Orbit parameters
Perijove	4,200 km (2,600 mi) altitude ; 75,600 km (47,000 mi) radius
Apojove	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).
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.^[6]

Juno's main goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] Juno will also study the planet's atmospheric composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.^[7]^[9]^[10]

Juno (spacecraft) Media

Juno in launch configuration
Animation of Juno's trajectory from August 5, 2011 Juno · Earth · Mars · Jupiter
Juno awaiting its launch in 2011
Juno's elliptical orbit and the Jovian radiation belts
Animation of Juno's trajectory around Jupiter from June 1, 2016, to October 25, 2025 Juno · Jupiter
Ganymede, photographed on 7 June 2021 by Juno during its extended mission
Jupiter imaged using the VISIR instrument on the VLT. These observations will inform the work to be undertaken by Juno.
illustration of a Juno instrument
Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper
Magnetometer
An Atlas V rocket lofted the Juno spacecraft toward Jupiter from Space Launch Complex-41. The 4-ton Juno spacecraft will take five years to reach Jupiter on a mission to study its structure and decipher its history.
PIA23807-PlanetJupiter-FlyOver-Animation-20200602

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Juno Mission to Jupiter". NASA FACTS. NASA. April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Jupiter Orbit Insertion Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
↑ Foust, Jeff (July 5, 2016). "Juno enters orbit around Jupiter". Space News. http://spacenews.com/juno-enters-orbit-around-jupiter/. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/science/juno-enters-jupiters-orbit-capping-5-year-voyage.html. 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.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sutherland, Paul (August 2011), Sky at Night Magazine, BBC Magazines Bristol, p. 37-42
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "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.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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] 1.0 ^1.1 "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] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "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. http://spacenews.com/juno-enters-orbit-around-jupiter/. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[NYT-20160705-4] Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/science/juno-enters-jupiters-orbit-capping-5-year-voyage.html. 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] 6.0 ^6.1 Sutherland, Paul (August 2011), Sky at Night Magazine, BBC Magazines Bristol, p. 37-42

[nasa2-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "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] 9.0 ^9.1 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.

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