Mission · Jupiter orbiter
Galileo
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- 1989
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- completed (2003)
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Galileo is a jupiter orbiter, operated by NASA, launched in 1989.
Mission
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- 1989
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- completed (2003)
Gallery
Galileo First Image of Amalthea
1997
NASA/JPL/Ames Research Center · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 1997-09-07
Targets & destinations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.