Spacecraft
Juno
Also Known As New Frontiers 2
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A NASA space probe built by Lockheed Martin and operated by JPL, launched in August 2011 to orbit Jupiter and study its composition, gravity field, magnetic field and polar magnetosphere. It entered Jupiter orbit in 2016, imaged clusters of stable cyclones at Jupiter's poles, and provided the first views of Jupiter's north pole.
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Spacecraft Type Manufacturer StatusOperational; orbiting Jupiter as of the mid-2020s. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter
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August 5, 2011, 16:25:00 UTC
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Lockheed Martin Space
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As of August 6, 2026, Juno remained operational and in contact with Earth through the NASA Deep Space Network
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Juno is sometimes called the New Frontiers 2 as the second mission in the New Frontiers program
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