Juno
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Juno is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere to better understand the planet’s formation and evolution.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
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space probe ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
Ka-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| discoveries |
complex, deep atmospheric jet streams on Jupiter
ⓘ
detailed structure of Jupiter’s polar auroras ⓘ evidence for a diluted or fuzzy Jupiter core ⓘ |
| enteredJupiterOrbit | 2016-07-05 UTC ⓘ |
| hostPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageProvider | JunoCam citizen science images of Jupiter’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| inclination | about 90 degrees to Jupiter’s equator ⓘ |
| instrument |
GRS / JIRAM (Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper)
NERFINISHED
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JADE (Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ JEDI (Jupiter Energetic-particle Detector Instrument) NERFINISHED ⓘ JunoCam NERFINISHED ⓘ MAG (magnetometer) NERFINISHED ⓘ MWR (Microwave Radiometer) NERFINISHED ⓘ UVS (Ultraviolet Spectrograph) NERFINISHED ⓘ Waves (Radio and Plasma Wave Sensor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JupiterOrbitInsertionBurn | 2016-07-04 local date ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2011-08-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 551 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | about 3625 kg ⓘ |
| missionCost | approximately 1.1 billion USD ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | second New Frontiers mission ⓘ |
| missionPhase | extended mission ⓘ |
| missionType |
Jupiter orbiter
ⓘ
planetary science mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roman goddess Juno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | highly elliptical polar orbit ⓘ |
| periapsisAltitudeAboveJupiterClouds | about 4200 km (nominal early mission) ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| powerType | solar-powered ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study Jupiter’s composition
ⓘ
study Jupiter’s gravity field ⓘ study Jupiter’s magnetic field ⓘ study Jupiter’s polar magnetosphere ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Scott J. Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalInvestigatorInstitution | Southwest Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | New Frontiers program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | bipropellant main engine ⓘ |
| radiationMitigation | titanium radiation vault ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
understand Jupiter’s evolution
ⓘ
understand Jupiter’s formation ⓘ |
| solarArraySpan | about 20 meters ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| target | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Microwave Radiometer
subject surface form:
Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment
subject surface form:
Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
subject surface form:
Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
subject surface form:
Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper
subject surface form:
Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper