Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer in 3D: live position and trajectory

Launched in 2023, on its way to Jupiter through flybys of the Earth and Venus, to study Ganymede, Europa and Callisto.

The real position of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is shown, from the trajectory computed by NASA JPL Horizons. The view opens on Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer; you can travel in time, follow its route and compare it with the planets.

Launch date

April 14, 2023¹

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5¹

Launch site

French Guiana (ELA-3)¹

Trajectory: JPL Horizons, precomputed from April 15, 2023 to July 20, 2031.

Instruments

• 3GM
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• GALA
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• HAA
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• J-MAG
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• JANUS
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• JMC
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• MAJIS
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• NAVCAM
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• PEP-Hi
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• PEP-Lo
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• PRIDE
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• RADEM
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• RIME
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• RPWI
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• SWI
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• UVS
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Investigations it appears in

• JUICE

What the PDS archive declares this spacecraft carries, read on October 23, 2026. Each name is the one the archive publishes, and the identifier below it is its citation.

Flybys

• August 20, 2024: Earth
• August 31, 2025: Venus
• September 28, 2026: Earth
• January 17, 2029: Earth

Sources

1. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics, Horizons System (target object data). read 2026-10-09. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/