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Galileo

1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories

Galileo

First Jupiter orbiter; revealed complex Jovian-system science.

Era 3 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
18 Oct 1989
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Jupiter
Category
Orbiter / atmospheric probe
Status
Success
Vehicle
STS-34
Mass
unknown
Orbit / trajectory
unknown
Duration
61.4 minutes

Why it happened

Galileo flew during 1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories, as part of United States's work toward jupiter. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: First Jupiter orbiter; revealed complex Jovian-system science.

Results

First Jupiter orbiter; revealed complex Jovian-system science.

Related missions

Galileo Hipparcos — competitor Hipparcos Phobos 1 — competitor Phobos 1 Phobos 2 — competitor Phobos 2 Hiten — competitor Hiten

Phobos 2

Partial success

Soviet Union · 1988

Hiten

Partial success

Japan · 1990

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-22)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog