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 | 5 August 2011UTC (10 years, 9 months and 11 days ago) | 16:25:00 ||||||||||||||||||
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. Apryle 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2011.
- ↑ "Juno Spacecraft Information – Power Distribution". Spaceflight 101. 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ "Orbit - Mission Juno". Retrieved 4 Julie 2016.
- ↑ a b Chang, Kenneth (5 Julie 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Orbit". New York Times. Retrieved 5 Julie 2016.
- ↑ Greicius, Tony (21 September 2015). "Juno – Mission Overview". NASA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ Chang, Kenneth (28 Juin 2016). "NASA's Juno Spacecraft Will Soon Be in Jupiter's Grip". New York Times. Retrieved 30 Juin 2016.
- ↑ Dunn, Marcia (5 August 2011). "NASA probe blasts off for Jupiter after launch-pad snags". MSN. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ Winds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot almost twice as fast as the strongest hurricane