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Europa Clipper

Europa Clipper

Falcon Heavy OCT 10 2024

Europa Clipper (previously known as Europa Multiple Flyby Mission) is a space probe in development by NASA. Planned for launch in October 2024, the spacecraft is being developed to study the Galilean moon Europa through a series of flybys while in orbit around Jupiter. 

Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameEuropa Clipper
Launch SiteLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon Heavy
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateOCT 10 2024
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NASAs Europa Clipper will conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiters moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life. The mission will place a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter in order to perform a detailed investigation of Europa - a world that shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust and which could host conditions favorable for life.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon Heavy

Height70 m (230 ft)
Diameter3.66 m (12.0 ft)
Width12.2 m (40 ft)
Mass1420 t (3130000 lb)
Stages2.5
Payload To LEO63800 Kg / 140660 lb
Payload To GTO26700 Kg / 58860 lb
Payload To MTO16800 Kg / 37040 lb
Payload To Pluto3.5 t (7700 lb)
No Of Boosters2
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantSubcooled LOX / Chilled RP-1
Engine1
Thrust845 kN / 190000 lbf
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