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JUICE Probe’s Double Slingshot Manoeuvre

  • 24 Aug 2024
  • 2 min read

Source: TH

Recently, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Probe performed a double slingshot manoeuvre, using the gravitational forces of both the Moon and Earth in quick succession.

  • JUICE first flew 434 miles from the Moon's surface, then 4,229 miles from Earth's surface. The Moon's gravity slightly altered JUICE's path, allowing a significant gravity assist from Earth.
    • This is called the "gravity assist" method which saves propellant by using the gravitational pull of celestial bodies to alter the spacecraft's speed and trajectory.
    • Successful execution of the slingshot put JUICE on course to reach Jupiter by 2031 with the help of three further single gravity assists: Venus in 2025, and then the earth again in 2026 and 2029.
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