Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter
Appearance
Mission type | Ganymede orbiter |
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Operator | European Space Agency[1] |
Website | sci.esa.int |
Mission duration | Cancelled |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 957 kg (2,110 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Proposed: NET 2020[1][2] |
Rocket | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Ganymede orbit |
Semi-major axis | 200 km (120 mi) |
Inclination | 86° |
Ganymede orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | Proposed: 2025–2026 |
Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM-Laplace) |
Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (JGO) was a part of the international Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM).[3] It was a proposed orbiter by the ESA slated for lift-off in 2020.[1] Plans for the mission include detailed studies of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede and Callisto, as well as the Jovian magnetosphere.
It was superseded by the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer in April 2012.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d A. K. Maini; V. Agrawal (2010). Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications. Wiley. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-470-71172-9.
- ^ S. Boulade; E. Maliet; N. Saks, Noah; R. Lang; S. Kemble (2–7 May 2010). The Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter mission and Spacecraft Architecture. EGU General Assembly 2010. Vienna, Austria. p. 3196. Bibcode:2010EGUGA..12.3196B.
- ^ "Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter". ESA. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Selection of the L1 mission" (PDF). ESA. 17 April 2012. ESA/SPC(2012)12.
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