Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter

Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter[1]
Operator ESA[1]
Website ESA Webpage on Laplace/EJSM
Mission duration ≥9 years (proposed)
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass 957 kg (2,110 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 2020 (proposed)[1]
Rocket Ariane 5
Orbital parameters
Reference system Ganymede orbit
Semi-major axis 200 km (120 mi)
Inclination 86°
Ganymede orbiter
Orbital insertion 2025/2026 (proposed)

Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (JGO) was a part of the international Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM). It was a proposed orbiter by the ESA slated for lift-off in 2020.[1] Plans for the mission include detailed studies of Jupiter's moons Ganymede and Callisto as well as the Jovian magnetosphere.

It was superseded by Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer.[2]

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