NASAEuropa Clipper - Jupiter Europa Flyby Mission - 2024-XXX
Europa Clipper
First mission to conduct a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa
PHASE 01
Launch (Falcon Heavy)
Oct 14, 2024 ✓
PHASE 02
Mars gravity assist
Mar 1, 2025 ✓
PHASE 03
Earth gravity assist
Dec 3, 2026
PHASE 04
Jupiter orbit insertion
Apr 2030
PHASE 05
Europa science flybys
2030-2034
◆ CRUISE - HELIOCENTRIC - SUN-FIXED FRAMESCALE - 5.2 AU
PROJECTION - ECLIPTIC J2000UPDATED 18 APR 2026 UTC
- Telemetry
Europa Clipper at a glance.
Distance
1.8Bmi
Arrival
Apr 2030
Flybys planned
49
Status
Cruise
- Status
En route to an ocean world.
Europa Clipper launched on October 14, 2024 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The largest spacecraft ever built for a planetary mission, it completed a Mars gravity assist on March 1, 2025 and will perform an Earth gravity assist in December 2026 before arriving at Jupiter in April 2030.
The spacecraft will then conduct 49 close flybys of Europa to investigate whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life beneath its frozen surface.