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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spacecraft
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
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

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Atlas V notablePayload Juno
Microwave Radiometer (MWR) hostSpacecraft Juno
subject surface form: Microwave Radiometer
Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) operatedOn Juno
subject surface form: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment
Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument (JEDI) onSpacecraft Juno
subject surface form: Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument (JEDI) hostMission Juno
subject surface form: Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) partOf Juno
subject surface form: Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper
Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) hostSpacecraft Juno
subject surface form: Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper