Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter

Cancelled ESA mission concept to Ganymede

Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter^[1]
Spacecraft properties
Artist concept of the Europa Jupiter System Mission: Jupiter Europa Orbiter (top) and Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (bottom).

Mission type	Ganymede orbiter
Operator	European Space Agency^[1]
Website	sci.esa.int
Mission duration	Cancelled


Launch mass	957 kg (2,110 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	Proposed: NET 2020^[1]^[2]
Rocket	Ariane 5
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Ganymede orbit
Semi-major axis	200 km (120 mi)
Inclination	86°


Ganymede orbiter
Orbital insertion	Proposed: 2025–2026

Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM-Laplace) Jupiter Europa Orbiter →

Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (JGO) was a part of the international Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM)^[3]. It was a proposed orbiter by the ESA slated for lift-off in 2020.^[1] Plans for the mission include detailed studies of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede and Callisto, as well as the Jovian magnetosphere.

It was superseded by the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer in April 2012.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d A. K. Maini; V. Agrawal (2010). Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications. Wiley. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-470-71172-9.
^ S. Boulade; E. Maliet; N. Saks, Noah; R. Lang; S. Kemble (2–7 May 2010). The Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter mission and Spacecraft Architecture. EGU General Assembly 2010. Vienna, Austria. p. 3196. Bibcode:2010EGUGA..12.3196B.
^ "Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter". ESA. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Selection of the L1 mission" (PDF). ESA. 17 April 2012. ESA/SPC(2012)12.

External links

EJSM @ NASA

Ganymede

Geology

Lists	List of geological features on Ganymede List of quadrangles on Ganymede List of craters on Ganymede
Impact craters	Achelous El Epigeus Gula Khensu Kittu Neith Nergal
Regions	Galileo Regio
Sulci	Uruk Sulcus
Faculae	Memphis Facula
Catenae	Enki Catena

Exploration

Past	Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Galileo Cassini–Huygens New Horizons Juno
Planned	Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (2023) Europa Clipper (2024)
Cancelled	Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter Laplace-P

Other

v t e Spacecraft missions to Jupiter
Flybys	Pioneer program Pioneer 10 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 2 Ulysses Cassini–Huygens New Horizons
Orbiters	Galileo Juno (active)
Atmospheric probes	Galileo Probe
En route	Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) (2023)
Planned missions	Europa Clipper (2024) Tianwen-4 (2029)
Proposed missions	Shensuo (2020s) Europa Lander (2025) Interstellar Probe (2036)
Cancelled / Concepts	Argo Europa Jupiter System Mission-Laplace Jupiter Europa Orbiter Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter Europa Orbiter FIRE Innovative Interstellar Explorer Io Volcano Observer Jovian Europa Orbiter Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter Laplace-P New Horizons 2 OKEANOS Pioneer H SMARA Trident Tsiolkovsky mission
Related topics	Exploration of Jupiter Atmosphere of Jupiter Magnetosphere of Jupiter Moons of Jupiter Io Exploration Europa Ganymede Callisto Rings of Jupiter Deep Space Network Missions to the outer planets Colonization of the outer Solar System