Well-placed observers have a rare opportunity to see the JUICE spacecraft early next week.
If skies are clear, dedicated observers and imagers have a shot early next week at seeing a spacecraft headed to Jupiter.
The double flyby is the fortuitous result of the launch window back in 2023. The first Moon flyby gives engineers a chance to tweak the Earth pass shortly before closest approach if needed. The total delta-V maximum for the spacecraft is 2,700 meters per second or 6,000 miles per hour.Here are the specifics for the encounter:A diagram of the Moon encounter. Credit: ESA.at 21:57 UT. At its closest, JUICE will pass 6,807 kilometers from the surface of Earth over northeastern Asia and the Pacific.
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