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As a part of the
Europa Jupiter System MissionThe Europa Jupiter System Mission – Laplace was a proposed joint NASA/ESA unmanned space mission slated to launch around 2020 for the in-depth exploration of Jupiter's moons with a focus on Europa, Ganymede and Jupiter's magnetosphere...
(EJSM), the
Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter (
JMO) is an
orbiterAn orbiter is a space probe that orbits a planet.-Asteroids:*NEAR Shoemaker...
probeA robotic spacecraft is a spacecraft with no humans on board, that is usually under telerobotic control. A robotic spacecraft designed to make scientific research measurements is often called a space probe. Many space missions are more suited to telerobotic rather than crewed operation, due to...
proposed by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The spacecraft is slated for a lift-off in 2020 together with ESA's
Jupiter Ganymede OrbiterAs a part of the international Europa Jupiter System Mission , the Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter is a proposed orbiter probe by the ESA slated for lift-off in 2020. Plans for the mission include detailed studies of Jupiter's moons Ganymede and Callisto as well as the Jovian magnetosphere.-See...
(JGO) from which it will undock upon its arrival at Jupiter in 2025/2026. JMO is planned to undertake detailed in-situ studies of the magnetosphere of Jupiter as a template for an astrophysical magnetised disk and affording the opportunity for “3-point” investigations of the Jupiter system via synergistic observations with JGO and
NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's
Jupiter Europa OrbiterAs a part of the Europa Jupiter System Mission , the Jupiter Europa Orbiter is a proposed orbiter probe slated for lift-off in 2020 and planned for detailed studies of Jupiter's moons Europa and Io as well as the Jovian magnetosphere...
(JEO).
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