flown missionSuccess

Atlas V 551 | Juno

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAug 05, 2011, 16:25 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Juno
Type: Planetary Science
Target orbit: Jupiter Orbit (Jupiter Orbit)

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was built by Lockheed Martin and is operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as part of the New Frontiers program. Juno's mission is to measure Jupiter's composition, gravitational field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Aug 05, 2011, 16:25 UTC
Window opens: Aug 05, 2011, 16:25 UTC
Window closes: Aug 05, 2011, 16:25 UTC
Last updated: Feb 09, 2024, 10:16 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas V 551
Family: Atlas
Variant: 551
Provider: United Launch Alliance
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Juno Mission Launches to Jupiter

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5834, -80.5830