Mission duration ≥9 years (proposed) Semi-major axis 200 km (120 mi) Inclination 86° Launch date 2020 Operator European Space Agency | Reference system Ganymede orbit Orbital insertion 2025/2026 (proposed) Launch mass 957 kg Rocket Ariane 5 | |
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Website ESA Webpage on Laplace/EJSM Similar Jupiter Europa Orbiter, ESRO 2B, Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Olympus‑1, MICROSCOPE | ||
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. 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It was superseded by Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer.
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