Successful Earth flyby improves Juice's course to Jupiter

ESA's Juice passed 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean at 11:45 UTC today. Earth's gravity bent its path by 20° and added 3.5 km/s, no propellant spent. One more Earth flyby in January 2029, then Jupiter's icy moons from 2031. Images from the pass are still on their way down.

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