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Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA+ • Ariane Launch Area 3 (NA)
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JUICE is an ESA mission to study some of the Jupiter's moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
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JUICE PatchJUICE is an ESA mission to study some of the Jupiter's moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
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JUICE is an ESA mission to study some of the Jupiter's moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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ArticleESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is on an epic eight-year journey to Jupiter. It left Earth in April 2023 and is due to arrive at the gas giant in 2031.
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