Europa Clipper spacecraft

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Europa_Clipper_spacecraft
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:cost ~$5 billion (estimated)
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Europa
gptkbp:duration 4 years (planned)
gptkbp:goal analyze surface composition
characterize geology
investigate habitability of Europa
search for plumes
study Europa's ice shell and subsurface ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Europa Clipper spacecraft
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Europa_Clipper_Magnetometer_(ECM)
gptkb:Europa_Imaging_System_(EIS)
gptkb:Europa_Thermal_Emission_Imaging_System_(E-THEMIS)
gptkb:Europa_Ultraviolet_Spectrograph_(Europa-UVS)
gptkb:Mapping_Imaging_Spectrometer_for_Europa_(MISE)
gptkb:Mass_Spectrometer_for_Planetary_Exploration/Europa_(MASPEX)
gptkb:Plasma_Instrument_for_Magnetic_Sounding_(PIMS)
gptkb:Radar_for_Europa_Assessment_and_Sounding:_Ocean_to_Near-surface_(REASON)
SUrface Dust Analyzer (SUDA)
gptkbp:launchDate 2024-10
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_Heavy
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:mass 6000 kg (approximate, launch mass)
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
orbiter
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Jordan_Evans
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:plannedArrival 2030
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Robert_Pappalardo
gptkbp:status under development
gptkbp:target gptkb:Jupiter_system
gptkbp:website https://europa.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ultraviolet_Imaging_Spectrograph_(UVS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6