Jupiter-bound Spacecraft
JUICE
JUICE is currently about 12,470,130 kilometres from Earth, or 0.083 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 42 seconds out. It is 0.928 astronomical units from the Sun.
Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, headed for Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. It flew past Venus in August 2025 to shape its long route outward.
Next: an Earth gravity assist in September 2026, then Jupiter in 2031.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 12,470,130 km (0.083 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 138,869,189 km (0.928 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 42 seconds
The mission
- Status
- En Route
- Operator
- ESA
- Launched
- 2023
- Operating
- Cruising