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Europa Clipper

Oct 14, 2024, 4:06 PM UTC · Launch Successful

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Published target: Oct 20, 2023, 2:00 AM UTC
Europa Clipper One Year From Launch Public Talk
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Published target: Sep 9, 2024, 8:00 PM UTC
Europa Clipper Update Briefing
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Published target: Sep 17, 2024, 3:00 PM UTC
Europa Clipper News Conference
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Oct 14, 2024, 4:06 PM UTC
Europa Clipper
Launch Successful
Published target: Mar 1, 2025, 5:57 PM UTC
Europa Clipper Mars Flyby
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Published target: December 2026 · date to be confirmed
Europa Clipper Earth Flyby
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Event dates are published targets. Confirmed milestones appear below when reported.

Previous recorded flight of the same booster: OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52), Dec 29, 2023, 1:07 AM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	OTV-7 (X-37B) (USSF-52)	Europa ClipperDifferent
Purpose	Government/Top Secret	Planetary ScienceDifferent
Orbit	Elliptical Orbit	Heliocentric N/ADifferent
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA	Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Vehicle	Falcon Heavy	Falcon Heavy
Spacecraft	2	—
Booster	B1064, B1065, B1084	B1089, B1064, B1065Different

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booster

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