Jupiter-bound Spacecraft
JUICE
JUICE is currently about 32,588,388 kilometres from Earth, or 0.218 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 1.8 minutes out. It is 1.202 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
- 32,588,388 km (0.218 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 179,857,665 km (1.202 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 1.8 minutes
The mission
- Status
- En Route
- Operator
- ESA
- Launched
- 2023
- Operating
- Cruising