Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Launch 1961-F04 | Juno II | May 24, 1961 |
| Explorer 11 | Juno II | Apr 27, 1961 |
| Launch 1961-F01 | Juno II | Feb 25, 1961 |
| Explorer 8 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Juno II | Not stated | 10 | Retired |
Jupiter C | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Juno II |
| Nov 3, 1960 |
| Launch 1960-F04 | Juno II | Mar 23, 1960 |
| Explorer 7 | Juno II | Oct 13, 1959 |
| Launch 1959-F07 | Juno II | Aug 15, 1959 |
| Launch 1959-F05 | Juno II | Jul 16, 1959 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
JUICE is expected to reach Jupiter in July 2031.
A scientific camera on Juice will take high-resolution images of Jupiter and its icy moons once Juice reaches the Jovian system in 2031.
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) launched on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou on 2023-04-14.
JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency.
Ariane 5 successfully launched the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft on 2023-04-14.
Sener Aerospace is involved in the JANUS instrument, a high-resolution multi-spectral camera researching Jupiter's atmosphere and icy moons.
Sener Aerospace and Defense contributed three key components to the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, which will launch on April 13.
JUICE is a program of the European Space Agency (ESA) designed to expand knowledge of the interactions between Jupiter and its icy moons Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede.
The Ariane 5 rocket carrying the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) rolled out to the pad at Kourou, French Guiana on 2023-04-11.
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Beyond Gravity built one of Juice’s antennas designed to navigate around Jupiter and communicate with Earth despite high radiation and extreme thermal environments.
KSF Space Foundation offers Jupiter Rocket launch pricing starting at $5,000 per 1 kg per 1U per launch.
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