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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulPlanetary ScienceAtlas V 551
Launched 2011-08-05 16:25 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Jupiter Orbit
Worldwide
41st
orbital launch attempt in 2011
United Launch Alliance
8th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
89 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was built by Lockheed Martin and is operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as part of the New Frontiers program.
Juno's mission is to measure Jupiter's composition, gravitational field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Launches
175
Successful
175
100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
59.7m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
18,850kg
Liftoff thrust
12,269kN
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