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2011 · United Launch Alliance

Juno

successAtlas V 551 | Juno

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.

Overview

Date / time
August 5, 2011 at 04:25 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
Juno
Mission type
Planetary Science
Orbit achieved
Jupiter Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 551 →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 1

JUNO
Jupiter