Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Juno
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. During the science mission, infrared and microwave instruments will measure the thermal radiation emanating from deep within Jupiter's atmosphere. These observations will complement previous studies of its composition by assessing the abundance and distribution of water, and therefore oxygen. This data will provide insight into Jupiter's origins. Juno will also investigate the convection that drives natural circulation patterns in Jupiter's atmosphere. Other instruments aboard Juno will gather data about its gravitational field and polar magnetosphere.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,625.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2011
41st orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
53rd mission
8th mission of 2011
52nd successful mission
48th consecutive successful mission
Atlas V
27th mission
4th mission of 2011
26th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission