Galileo Probe

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Class: Planetary. Type: Outer Planets. Destination: Outer Planets. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Jupiter atmospheric probe; deployed from Galileo 7/13/95; entered Jupiter atmosphere 12/7/95.

Mass: 339 kg (747 lb).

Galileo Probe Chronology

1989 October 18 - Galileo Probe - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Mass: 339 kg (747 lb).
Atmospheric probe; deployed from Galileo 7/13/95; entered Jupiter atmosphere 12/7/95. Entry into Jupiter Dec 7

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.

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