Juno (spacecraft)
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 Airtist's renderin o the Juno spacecraft bus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mission teep | Jupiter orbiter | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator | NASA / JPL | ||||||||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2011-040A | ||||||||||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 37773 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wabsteix | www www | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mission duration | 6 years tot Cruise: 5 years Science phase: 20 months | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| BOL mass | 3,625 kg (7,992 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pouer | 400 W; twa 55-ampere-oor lithium-ion batteries[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stairt o mission | |||||||||||||||||||
| Launch date | August 5, 2011 16:25:00 UTC (8 years, 7 months and 13 days ago) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rocket | Atlas V 551 (AV-029) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Launch steid | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reference seestem | Zenocentric | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regime | Polar orbit[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inclination | 90 degrees | ||||||||||||||||||
| Period | 53 days | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Juno mission insignia | |||||||||||||||||||
Juno is a NASA New Frontiers mission currently orbitin the planet Jupiter. Juno wis launched frae Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 an arrived on Julie 4, 2016.[4][6][7] The spacecraft is in a polar orbit tae study Jupiter's composeetion, gravity field, magnetic field, an polar magnetosphere. Juno will an aa sairch for clues aboot hou the planet formed, includin whether it haes a rocky core, the amoont o watter present within the deep atmosphere, mass distribution, an its deep winds, which can reach speeds o 618 kilometers per hour (384 mph).[8]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Juno Mission to Jupiter—NASA Facts" (PDF). NASA. April 2009. p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Juno Spacecraft Information – Power Distribution". Spaceflight 101. 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Orbit - Mission Juno". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chang, Kenneth (July 5, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ Greicius, Tony (September 21, 2015). "Juno – Mission Overview". NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ↑ Chang, Kenneth (June 28, 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Will Soon Be in Jupiter's Grip". New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Dunn, Marcia (August 5, 2011). "NASA probe blasts off for Jupiter after launch-pad snags". MSN. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Winds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot almost twice as fast as the strongest hurricane
