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Juice Mission
Jupiter ICy moons Explorer

Launch of JUICE Mission

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft that was
launched on 14 April 2023 
The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE  spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5
rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 8:14 a.m. EDT (1214
GMT).
It is launched after a one-day delay caused by the threat of lightning at the
launch site.

Spacecraft separation occurred some 28 minutes after liftoff.

The liftoff kicked off an ambitious mission to study Jupiter and three of its
biggest, most intriguing moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
These all are thought to harbor big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.

"The main goal is to understand whether there are habitable environments among
those icy moons and around a giant planet like Jupiter.
But the JUICE team and space fans around the world will have to wait for a few
years.
The spacecraft won't make it to the Jovian system until 2031.

JUICE mission Members explain that , This will be the most accurate gravity assist
maneuver ever done.
JUICE will get its second gravity assist from Venus in August 2025, then swing by
Earth for additional encounters in September 2026 and January 2029, if all goes
according to plan.
After this final Earth encounter, the solar-powered probe will head toward Jupiter
more directly, finally reaching the gas giant in July 2031.
JUICE will then perform yet another flyby, this time of the huge Jovian
moon Ganymede, to insert itself into orbit around Jupiter.

Studying Jupiter and three icy ocean moons

JUICE's science mission will begin even before it reaches Jupiter: About six months
out from orbital insertion, the probe will start making observations of the Jovian
system using its suite of 10 science instruments.
It comprises "the most powerful remote sensing, geophysical and in situ payload
complement ever flown to the outer solar system”.

These instruments include an optical camera system, spectrometers, a radar sounder,

a laser altimeter, a magnetometer, and particle analyzers, among other gear.
The data collection will intensify once JUICE reaches Jupiter.
The probe will study the gas giant in depth and also Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Observations of the three moons will be made up close, over the course of 35 flybys
between 2031 and 2034.
After the launch, there will be multiple planned gravity assists to put JUICE on a
trajectory to Jupiter.
A flyby of the Earth-Moon system in August 2024
Venus in August 2025,
Second flyby of Earth in September 2026
A third and final flyby of Earth in January 2029.

JUICE will pass through the asteroid belt twice.

A flyby of the asteroid 223 Rosa has been proposed and could occur in October 2029.

Gravity assists includes

Interplanetary transfer (Earth, Venus, Earth, Mars, Earth)

Jupiter orbit insertion and epicenter reduction with multiple Ganymede gravity
assists
Reduction of velocity with Ganymede Callisto assists
Increase inclination with 10–12 Callisto gravity assists

Main Scientific Objectives of this Mission

The JUICE orbiter will perform detailed investigations on Ganymede and evaluate
its potential to support life
Investigations of Europa and Callisto will complete a comparative picture of
these Galilean moons.
The three moons are thought to harbor internal liquid water oceans and so are
central to understanding the habitability of icy worlds.

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