Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)Manufacturer
European Space Agency (ESA)JUICE Mission
4/14/2023
As of November 12, 2021, the JUICE contract with Arianespace provided for launch on either an Ariane 5 ECA or an Ariane 64.
Juice will launch on 2023-04-13 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Airbus was selected by ESA as prime contractor for JUICE in 2015 and has led a pan-European industrial consortium to design and build the spacecraft.
The Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft will depart Toulouse, France, for Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch in April 2023.
JUICE’s solar array measures 85 square meters and was developed by Germany’s Azur Space to provide power at about 740 million kilometers from the Sun.
After being selected by ESA as prime contractor in 2015, Airbus led a pan-European industrial consortium to design and build the JUICE spacecraft.
The Airbus-built JUICE spacecraft will depart Toulouse, France for Kourou, French Guiana for lift-off on an Ariane 5 in April 2023.
Airbus designed and built JUICE under contract to the European Space Agency with contributions from 80 partners across 23 countries and more than 2,000 people.