Planetary science

Europa Clipper

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Launched: 14 Oct 202416:06:00 UTC
Active for: 2 years 1 month
Destinations: Europa

A NASA mission on its way to Jupiter, where it will make dozens of close flybys of the moon Europa to judge whether its buried ocean could support life.

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Europa Clipper

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The largest spacecraft NASA has built for a planetary mission, more than 30 m across with its solar arrays open.

Launch mass: 5,991 kg
Dry mass: 3,241 kg
Size: 5 m × 1.5 m, span 30.5 m
Power: Solar
Built by: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Designator: 2024-182A

Mission details from science.nasa.gov.