Falcon Heavy | Europa Clipper
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Europa Clipper
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.
Falcon Heavy
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 26700 kg
Liftoff Thrust 22819 kN
Diameter 12.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 63800 kg
Liftoff Mass 1400 Tonnes
Launch Success 11
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 2018-02-06
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1089
Status expended
Flight Proven No
Flights 1
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Strap-On Booster
Serial B1065
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 6
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Strap-On Booster
Serial B1064
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 6
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
10/14/2024, 5:20:00 PM
Europa Clipper acquisition of signal with good telemetry.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/14/2024, 5:08:00 PM
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/14/2024, 4:06:00 PM
Liftoff.
LL2
10/14/2024, 3:00:00 PM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Cosmic_Penguin
10/13/2024, 10:45:00 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/13/2024, 3:36:00 PM
Weather is 95% favorable for launch.
hitura-nobad
10/12/2024, 3:07:00 PM
Weather is 90% favorable for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/12/2024, 3:34:00 AM
GO for launch on October 14.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/11/2024, 1:16:00 PM
Weather is 70% favorable for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/9/2024, 12:57:00 AM
NET October 13.
Cosmic_Penguin
10/6/2024, 11:09:00 PM
Delayed due to Hurricane Milton (new tentative launch date per https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html).
Cosmic_Penguin
9/5/2024, 5:35:00 PM
Targeting NET October 10. (Launch time per https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/launch-windows/)
Cosmic_Penguin
10/11/2023, 4:55:49 AM
Added tentative launch time and date.
Related Events
Europa Clipper Earth Flyby
December 2026
NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly by Earth for a second and final gravity assist on its way to Jupiter.
Europa Clipper Mars Flyby
March 01, 2025 - 17:57 UTC
NASA’s Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what’s known as a gravity assist — a maneuver to bend the spacecraft’s trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby offers a bonus opportunity for mission scientists, who will test their radar instrument and thermal imager.
Europa Clipper News Conference
September 17, 2024 - 15:00 UTC
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
Europa Clipper Update Briefing
September 09, 2024 - 20:00 UTC
NASA will hold a media teleconference to provide an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could be hospitable to life. The teleconference will occur after a key decision point meeting earlier that day regarding next steps for the mission. Participants in the teleconference include: - Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Laurie Leshin, center director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program scientist, NASA Headquarters - Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Europa Clipper One Year From Launch Public Talk
October 20, 2023 - 02:00 UTC
In October 2024, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will begin its 1.8-billion-mile journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. It will investigate if an ocean thought to lie beneath Europa’s icy crust could support life. Europa Clipper Mission System Manager Al Cangahula and planetary scientist Kate Craft will talk about the spacecraft’s assembly and preparations for launch, and how Europa Clipper’s detailed exploration of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
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The Launch Pad
NASA and SpaceX Secure Falcon Heavy and Europa Clipper Ahead Of Hurricane Milton
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NASA
NASA Sets Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon
9/23/2024, 9:40:14 PM
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New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission
9/19/2024, 9:00:30 PM
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Europa Clipper Launch Window Extended
9/17/2024, 3:55:14 PM
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Technicians Work to Prepare Europa Clipper for Propellant Loading
9/17/2024, 2:49:16 PM
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9/12/2024, 6:57:52 PM
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Testing Europa Clipper’s Solar Arrays
9/11/2024, 7:13:27 PM
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NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
9/10/2024, 2:09:04 AM
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Europa Clipper Go For Launch
9/9/2024, 10:40:31 PM
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Europa Clipper passes pre-launch review
9/6/2024, 5:30:24 PM
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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Mission
9/6/2024, 11:00:20 AM
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar Arrays
8/5/2024, 2:56:29 PM
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7/16/2024, 11:33:44 PM
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NASA science head optimistic Europa Clipper launches on schedule
7/12/2024, 7:30:42 PM
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NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
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NASA Evaluating Europa Clipper’s Ability to Withstand Radiation as Launch Nears
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The Launch Pad
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As Europa Clipper nears October launch date, scientists anticipate groundbreaking results
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Europa Clipper’s main body complete, teams continue work toward 2024 launch
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7/7/2020, 3:03:39 PM
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House budget for NASA frees Europa Clipper from SLS rocket
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