Laplace-P

Laplace-P
NamesEuropa Lander (2009–2011)
Mission typeReconnaissance by orbiter and lander
OperatorRoscosmos
Mission duration≥ 10 years
Spacecraft properties
Launch massorbiter: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb)
lander: 950 kg (2,090 lb)[1]
Dry massorbiter: 2,260 kg (4,980 lb)
lander: 550 kg (1,210 lb)
Payload massorbiter: 50 kg (110 lb)
lander: 60 kg (130 lb) [1]
Start of mission
Launch date2026 (proposed)[2]
RocketAngara-A5 with the KVTK upper stage (proposed)[3]
Orbital parameters
PeriJovian altitude900,000 km (560,000 mi)
ApoJovian altitude20,000,000 km (12,000,000 mi)
Period200 days
Ganymede lander
Landing date2030 (proposed)
 

Laplace-P (Russian: Лаплас — П, formerly called Europa Lander[1]) was a proposed orbiter and lander by the Russian Federal Space Agency designed to study the Jovian moon system and explore Ganymede with a lander.

Initially proposed to launch with the European Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) in 2022, this was later changed to an independent launch on an Angara-A5 in 2023.[1][4][5] The mission was cancelled due to a lack of funding in 2017.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Russia funds a proposal to land on Jupiter's moon Ganymede". Russianspaceweb. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "РФ планирует доставить свои исследовательские аппараты к Юпитеру к 2032 году" (in Russian). TASS. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. ^ Advanced Russian Mission Laplace-P to Study the Planetary System of Jupiter: Scientific Goals, Objectives, Special Features and Mission Profile. M. B. Martynov, P. V. Merkulov, I. V. Lomakin, P. A. Vyatlev, A. V. Simonov, E. V. Leun, A. A. Barabanov, A. F. Nasyrov. Solar System Research December 2017, Volume 51, Issue 7, pp 555–562. doi:10.1134/S0038094617070127
  4. ^ Clark, Stephen (June 19, 2013). "Russia may land probe on Jupiter's moon Ganymede with Europe's JUICE Mission". SPACE.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Струговец, Дмитрий (15 July 2017). "Вице-президент РАН: сроки реализации лунной программы сдвинулись ради проекта «ЭкзоМарс»". TASS. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.

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