Europa Clipper

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:06:00

Monday October 14, 2024

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Europa Clipper

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Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa's surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa's ocean.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

6,065 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon Heavy

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$97.00 million

Rocket

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 63,800 kg

GTO: 26,700 kg

Liftoff Thrust

22,819 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon Heavy


11th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2024

SpaceX


401st

Mission

99th

Mission of 2024

2024


185th

Orbital launch attempt