Mission Overview

 

JUICE - JUpiter ICy moons Explorer - is the first large-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme. The mission was launched on 14 April 2023 and will arrive at Jupiter in July 2031, it will spend at least four years making detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. The focus of JUICE is to characterise the conditions that may have led to the emergence of habitable environments among the Jovian icy satellites, with special emphasis on the three ocean-bearing worlds, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.

The following documents can be used as a baseline to understand the Juice mission. 
 

Title Type Author Reference Year Link
The JUICE Mission: Challenges and Expectations Scientific paper A. Coustenis 2021

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JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): An ESA mission to orbit Ganymede and to characterise the Jupiter system Scientific paper O. Grasset 2013

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Juice Launch Kit Document

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Definition Study Report (Red Book) Document 2014

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Assessment Study Report (Yellow Book) Document 2011

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Fact Sheet

A full version of the factsheet can be found here . 
Download the 1 minute movie script here .

 

JUICE
JUpiter ICy moons Explorer
Exploring the emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants
Cosmic Vision Themes: What are the conditions for planet formation and emergence of life?
How does the Solar System work?
Primary Mission Themes: Emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants
upiter system as an archetype for gas giants
Lifetime: 7.6 years cruise & 3.5 years in the Jovian system
Type: L-class candidate mission

 

Timeline after launch

 

Date Event or phase
14 April 2023 Launch from Kourou with Ariane 5
August 2024 Moon and Earth flyby #1
August 2025 Venus flyby
September 2026 Earth flyby #2
January 2029 Earth flyby #3
July 2031 Jupiter orbit insertion
July 2031- June 2032 Energy reduction phase
July 2032 2 Europa flybys
August 2032-August 2033 Jupiter inclined phase - Callisto flybys
November 2033-November 2034 Phase "transfer to Ganymede"
December 2034 Ganymede orbit insertion
September 2035 End of mission