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Europa Clipper

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Falcon Heavy

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Monday October 14 2024, 16:06:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go65%

VehicleFalcon Heavy

OrbitHeliocentric N/A

PadLaunch Complex 39A

Launch CodexDossier

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608, -80.604

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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.

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

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.

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Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go65%LL2 Go95%Wind5 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud54%Temp29°C

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

max cloud-top 6454 m above freezing 4995 m (31% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

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

WindowMonday October 14 2024, 16:05:45 UTC→Monday October 14 2024, 16:06:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter12.2 m

Stages3

ReusableYes

LEO capacity63,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings21/23