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Juno

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Launched: 5 Aug 201116:25:00 UTC
Active for: 15 years 3 months
Destinations: Jupiter

A NASA orbiter studying Jupiter's interior, magnetic field and polar regions from a looping polar orbit. It is the first solar-powered spacecraft to operate at Jupiter.

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Juno

Orbiter

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Spinning orbiter with three 9 m solar wings and its electronics shielded inside a titanium vault against Jupiter's radiation.

Launch mass: 3,625 kg
Dry mass: 1,593 kg
Size: 3.5 m × 3.5 m, span 20 m
Power: Solar
Built by: Lockheed Martin
Designator: 2011-040A

Mission details from science.nasa.gov.