03.18.14
JUNO POSITION & STATUS
View of Juno's position on March 17 from NASA's Eyes on the Solar System.
As of March 17, Juno was approximately 191 million miles (308 million
kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and
Juno is currently about 17 minutes. Juno is currently traveling at a velocity
of about 14 miles (22 kilometers) per second relative to the sun. Velocity
relative to Earth is about 25 miles (41 kilometers) per second. Juno has now
traveled 1.25 billion miles (2.01 billion kilometers, or 13.5 AU) since launch.
The Juno spacecraft is in excellent health and is operating nominally.
Recent Spacecraft Significant Events
Mission controllers elected to cancel a small course correction, called a trajectory control maneuver or TCM, which had been scheduled for April 9. Juno’s course to Jupiter was extremely well-aimed following the Earth flyby in October, and the team has determined that the thruster firing required for the April 9 TCM (named TCM10) would be so minor that its cancellation would have little impact on the next TCM, slated for Feb. 2016.
See Juno’s current position, speed and more via NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3D interactive. Launch the Juno module or view Juno in the standard Eyes on the Solar System interface. Additional information about the mission is available on NASA's Juno mission pages.
News media inquiries:
DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
818-393-9011
agle@jpl.nasa.gov
The Juno spacecraft is in excellent health and is operating nominally.
Recent Spacecraft Significant Events
Mission controllers elected to cancel a small course correction, called a trajectory control maneuver or TCM, which had been scheduled for April 9. Juno’s course to Jupiter was extremely well-aimed following the Earth flyby in October, and the team has determined that the thruster firing required for the April 9 TCM (named TCM10) would be so minor that its cancellation would have little impact on the next TCM, slated for Feb. 2016.
See Juno’s current position, speed and more via NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3D interactive. Launch the Juno module or view Juno in the standard Eyes on the Solar System interface. Additional information about the mission is available on NASA's Juno mission pages.
News media inquiries:
DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
818-393-9011
agle@jpl.nasa.gov