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Europa Clipper

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Europa Clipper

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Falcon Heavy
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Oct 14, 16:06:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon Heavy
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:53:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:50:00

Stage 1 Propellant Load

T-00:45:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 2 Propellant Load

T-00:18:30

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:00:59

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:20

Tank Press

T-00:00:06

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:03:03

SBECO

T+00:03:07

Boosters Separation

T+00:04:02

MECO

T+00:04:06

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:04:13

SES-1

T+00:04:31

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:53

SECO-1

T+00:47:40

SES-2

T+00:50:56

SECO-2

T+01:02:12

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon Heavy
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowOct 14, 16:05:45 UTC→Oct 14, 16:06:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter12.2 m
Stages3
ReusableYes
LEO capacity63,800 kg
Track record12/12 successful
Landings21/23
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go81%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go81%LL2 Go95%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

8800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15665 ft) — approximated · ≥60% layer 11519–20083 ft (8564 ft thick) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1064
expended6th flight
Flights6
Landings5/5100%
Fastest turn75d 9h
Expended — no recovery planned
290d 14h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1065, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

Previous flights · 5
  1. #5OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)+76d 10hLZ-1Dec 29, 2023
  2. #4Psyche+76d 11hLZ-1Oct 13, 2023
  3. #3EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3+194d 4hLZ-1Jul 29, 2023
  4. #2USSF-67+75d 9hLZ-2Jan 15, 2023
  5. #1USSF-44LZ-1Nov 1, 2022
Strap-On Booster · Flight-provenB1065
expended6th flight
Flights6
Landings5/5100%
Fastest turn75d 9h
Expended — no recovery planned
290d 14h since last flight

Side booster paired with B1064, launched 3 USSF missions, EchoStar 24 and the Psyche mission before expended during launch of Europa Clipper.

First Stage · NewB1089
expended1st flight
Flights1
Landings—
Fastest turn—
Expended — no recovery planned

Falcon Heavy core booster expended during the Europa Clipper mission.

Previous flights · 5
  1. #5OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)+76d 10hLZ-2Dec 29, 2023
  2. #4Psyche+76d 11hLZ-2Oct 13, 2023
  3. #3EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3+194d 4hLZ-2Jul 29, 2023
  4. #2USSF-67+75d 9hLZ-1Jan 15, 2023
  5. #1USSF-44LZ-2Nov 1, 2022