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Part of the Redstone rocket family
The Jupiter-C is an American research and development vehicle that was developed from the Jupiter-A. Jupiter-C was used for three uncrewed sub-orbital
Jupiter-C
Fifth planet from the Sun
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets
Jupiter
Class of ballistic missile
for re-entry vehicles later deployed on the PGM-19 Jupiter. Juno I was a derivative of the Jupiter-C, used to launch the first American satellite, Explorer
Redstone_(rocket_family)
United States Army agency (1956–61)
work on the design for what became the Jupiter-C rocket. This was a three-stage rocket, designed to test Jupiter missile components which, by coincidence
Army_Ballistic_Missile_Agency
Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
The PGM-19 Jupiter was the first nuclear armed, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was a liquid-propellant
PGM-19_Jupiter
Four-stage American expendable launch vehicle (1958)
derived from the Jupiter-C sounding rocket. It is commonly confused with the Juno II launch vehicle, which was derived from the PGM-19 Jupiter medium-range
Juno_I
Asteroid sharing the orbit of Jupiter
The Jupiter trojans, commonly called trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the
Jupiter_trojan
Chief deity of Roman state religion
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Jupiter (Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father";
Jupiter_(god)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Jupiter or jupiter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, named after Jupiter (god), king of the
Jupiter_(disambiguation)
American test rocket
The Jupiter-A was an American sounding rocket and test vehicle derived from the Redstone ballistic missile, developed in the mid-1950s by Redstone Arsenal
Jupiter-A
First satellite launched by the United States (1958)
as the Juno I. The Jupiter-C design used for the launch had already been flight-tested in nose cone reentry tests for the Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic
Explorer_1
Natural satellites of the planet Jupiter
There are 115 known moons of the planet Jupiter as of 9 April 2026[update]. This number does not include a number of meter-sized moonlets thought to be
Moons_of_Jupiter
1960s American crewed suborbital rocket
the Jupiter-C, a modified Redstone with lengthened tanks, could carry enough propellant to reach the desired trajectory. Therefore, the Jupiter-C first
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle
Mercury-Redstone_Launch_Vehicle
Gas giant planet orbiting close to a star
Hot Jupiters (sometimes called hot Saturns) are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter (i.e. Jupiter analogues)
Hot_Jupiter
2015 film by the Wachowskis
Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 space opera film written, directed and co-produced by the Wachowskis. Starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis with Sean Bean
Jupiter_Ascending
Short story by Arthur C. Clarke
"Jupiter Five" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in the magazine If in May 1953. It reappeared in Clarke's
Jupiter_Five
American rocket fuel scientist (1921–2004)
with the invention of the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which powered the Jupiter-C rocket that boosted the United States' first satellite, Explorer 1. The
Mary_Sherman_Morgan
American writer (1711–c. 1806)
Jupiter Hammon (October 17, 1711 – c. 1806) was an American writer who is known as a founder of African-American literature, as his poem published in 1761
Jupiter_Hammon
Last symphony (1788) by W. A. Mozart
the greatest symphonies in classical music. The work is nicknamed the Jupiter Symphony, probably coined by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon. The autograph
Symphony_No._41_(Mozart)
Proposed family of US super heavy-lift launch vehicles
Ares V rockets with a family of Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles named "Jupiter". It was intended to be the alternative to the Ares I and Ares V rockets
DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket Family
DIRECT_&_Jupiter_Rocket_Family
LORAN-C transmitter Jupiter was the Yankee secondary station of the Southeast U.S. LORAN-C Chain (GRI 7980). It was operated from years 1962 to 2010 by
LORAN-C_transmitter_Jupiter
Former launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
one Jupiter-A, six Jupiter IRBMs, one Jupiter-C, four Juno Is, four Juno IIs and seven Redstones. The first launch from the complex was a Jupiter-A on
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_5
American short-range ballistic missile
subcontractors to Chrysler. In 1955, the Jupiter-C rocket (not to be confused with the later, unrelated Jupiter IRBM) was developed as an enhanced Redstone
PGM-11_Redstone
United States historic place
Interim Test Stand was used to develop and test fire the Redstone missile, Jupiter-C sounding rocket, Juno I launch vehicle and Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle
Redstone_Test_Stand
Liquid rocket fuel
assigned to head up a small team of engineers to find a solution. The Jupiter-C and Juno I rockets used the same first-stage engines as the missile, but
Hydyne
Satellite launched by the United States (1958)
Reentry tests that year conducted with the newly developed, Redstone-based Jupiter-C, further strengthened ABMA confidence in their vehicle as an orbital launcher
Explorer_3
Depictions of the planet
Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, has appeared in works of fiction across several centuries. The way the planet has been depicted has evolved
Jupiter_in_fiction
Overview of the exploration of the planet Jupiter and its moons
The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft. It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian
Exploration_of_Jupiter
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
their Jupiter-C rocket, because of its intended use as a future military vehicle. On September 20, 1956, von Braun and his team did launch a Jupiter-C that
Space_Race
Rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center
the Jupiter-C capability was such that it could have placed the fourth stage in orbit, that mission had been assigned to the NRL. Later Jupiter-C flights
Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
Moon of Jupiter
than its size and the fact that it is tidally locked to Jupiter. Adrastea was discovered by David C. Jewitt and G. Edward Danielson in Voyager 2 probe photographs
Adrastea_(moon)
Gas layer surrounding Jupiter
The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar
Atmosphere_of_Jupiter
German-American rocket engineer and scientist (1908–1983)
construction of rocket launch facilities at Cape Canaveral for the Redstone, Jupiter, Jupiter-C, Juno and Pershing military configurations continuing through 1960
Kurt_Debus
Moon of Jupiter
(/ˌæməlˈθiːə/) is a moon of Jupiter. It has the third-closest orbit around Jupiter among known moons and was the fifth moon of Jupiter to be discovered, so it
Amalthea_(moon)
Unit of mass equal to the total mass of the planet Jupiter
The Jupiter mass, also called Jovian mass, is the unit of mass equal to the total mass of the planet Jupiter. This value may refer to the mass of the planet
Jupiter_mass
Moon of Jupiter
Metis /ˈmiːtɪs/, also known as Jupiter XVI, is the innermost known moon of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1979 in images taken by Voyager 1, and was named
Metis_(moon)
Moon of Jupiter that comes after Praxidike
Scott S. Sheppard and David C. Jewitt, and was later announced on 4 March 2003. It was initially thought to be Jupiter's outermost known moon until recovery
Jupiter_LXXIII
2001 single by Train
"Drops of Jupiter", initially released and sometimes still listed as "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", is a song written and recorded by American rock band
Drops_of_Jupiter_(Tell_Me)
Method of stabilizing a satellite or launch vehicle
the craft off. Rockets and spacecraft that use spin stabilization: The Jupiter-C and Minotaur V launch vehicles used spin-stabilization. The upper stages
Spin_stabilization
The rings of Jupiter are a system of faint planetary rings. The Jovian rings were the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those
Rings_of_Jupiter
NASA federally funded research and development center
using a Jupiter-C rocket. They carried out three successful sub-orbital flights in 1956 and 1957. Using a spare Juno I (a modified Jupiter-C with a fourth
Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
oʊ/) is the innermost and second smallest of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Slightly larger than Earth's Moon, Io is the fourth-largest natural satellite
Io_(moon)
1958 American failed space mission which attempted to place a satellite into orbit
four-stage variant of the three-stage Jupiter-C, which had already been flight-tested in nose-cone re-entry tests for the Jupiter IRBM (intermediate-range ballistic
Explorer_2
Inlet in Florida
The Jupiter Inlet is a natural opening through the barrier islands of Martin and Palm Beach counties in Jupiter, Florida, that connects the south end
Jupiter_Inlet
Early American 4-4-0 steam locomotive
The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made
Jupiter_(locomotive)
Modern observed impacts on Jupiter
impact events on Jupiter have been observed, the most significant of which was the collision of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1994. Jupiter is the most massive
Impact_events_on_Jupiter
German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)
Agency, von Braun, with his team, then developed the Jupiter-C, a modified Redstone rocket. The Jupiter-C was the basis for the Juno I rocket that successfully
Wernher_von_Braun
North Atlantic. The launch vehicle would have been a modified Redstone Jupiter-C. The astronaut would have been housed in a capsule modelled on the USAF's
Project_Adam
City in the United States
ABMA placed America's first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit using a Jupiter-C launch vehicle, a descendant of the Redstone. This brought national attention
Huntsville,_Alabama
Magnetic field around the Jovian system
The magnetosphere of Jupiter is the cavity created in the solar wind by Jupiter's magnetic field. Extending up to seven million kilometers in the Sun's
Magnetosphere_of_Jupiter
Formation processes of the planet Jupiter
The formation of Jupiter is led by processes that largely follow the same mechanisms by which gas giant planets form according to the solar nebula model
Formation_of_Jupiter
Persistent storm in Jupiter's atmosphere
atmosphere of the planet Jupiter, producing the largest anticyclonic storm in the Solar System. It is the most recognizable feature on Jupiter, owing to its red-orange
Great_Red_Spot
Pharmaceutical clinical trial
cholesterol levels but increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). JUPITER was the first clinical trial to indicate that statin therapy
JUPITER_trial
Largest moon of Jupiter
Ganymede is a natural satellite of Jupiter and is the largest and most massive moon in the Solar System. Like Saturn's largest moon, Titan, it is larger
Ganymede_(moon)
United States satellite launched in 1958
diameter cylinder and nosecone that comprised the fourth stage of the Jupiter-C launch vehicle. The on-orbit mass (after fuel burnout) was 17.43 kg (38
Explorer_5
1959 four-stage rocket concept
in 1959, the Saturn B-1 was a four-stage concept rocket similar to the Jupiter-C, and consisted of a Saturn IB first stage (powered by eight Rocketdyne
Saturn_B-1
Exoplanets similar to Jupiter
Jupiter analogues, also known as Jupiter-like planets, are exoplanets that are similar to the planet Jupiter, the fifth and largest planet in the Solar
Jupiter_analogue
Outer moon of Jupiter
Elara /ˈɛlərə/ also known as Jupiter VII, is the second largest irregular satellite of Jupiter. Elara was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine of the
Elara_(moon)
Objects intentionally placed into orbit
worked on Project Orbiter with two competing programs. The army used the Jupiter C rocket, while the civilian–Navy program used the Vanguard rocket to launch
Satellite
Moon of Jupiter
formerly spelled Pasiphaë, also known as Jupiter VIII, is one of the biggest retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter. As an irregular moon with an eccentric
Pasiphae_(moon)
Ballistic Missile Agency tested Redstone-derived rockets, culminating in the Jupiter-C capable of orbiting a satellite. The Soviet Union developed the engines
1956_in_spaceflight
2001 studio album by Train
Jupiter is the second studio album by American pop rock band Train, released on March 27, 2001. The album's title is derived from "Drops of Jupiter (Tell
Drops_of_Jupiter
British nine-cylinder radial engine family
The Bristol Jupiter is a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine that was built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Originally designed late
Bristol_Jupiter
Topics referred to by the same term
Jupiter 5 may refer to: Amalthea (moon), the moon of Jupiter, also called "Jupiter V" Jupiter Five (short story) story by Arthur C. Clarke Jupiter V (aeroplane)
Jupiter_5
Comet that collided with Jupiter
D/1993 F2) was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial
Comet_Shoemaker–Levy_9
Character from Sailor Moon
renamed "Lita Kino" in some English adaptations), better known as Sailor Jupiter (Japanese: セーラージュピター, Hepburn: Sērā Jupitā), is a fictional character in
Sailor_Jupiter
American rocket engine design and production company
S-3D - Jupiter XLR89-1 - Atlas A, B, C XLR71-NA-1 - Navaho II B-2C - Atlas A XLR89-5 - Atlas D S-3 - Juno II, Saturn A-2 MB-3-1 - Delta A, B, C, Thor Ablestar
Rocketdyne
Family of American heavy-lift rocket launch vehicles
go-ahead. His plan was to combine the existing Jupiter C rocket (confusingly, a Redstone adaptation, not a Jupiter) with the solid-fuel engines from the Vanguard
Saturn_(rocket_family)
American rock band
Jupiter Coyote is an American rock band from Macon, Georgia. Operating as an independent group from the late 1980s into the 2020s, they have sold more
Jupiter_Coyote
September 20, 2009. Garber, Steve (October 10, 2007). "Explorer-I and Jupiter-C". NASA. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved July 15
Creation_of_NASA
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Jupiter LXXII, originally known as S/2011 J 1, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott Sheppard in 2011. It belongs to the Carme
Jupiter_LXXII
Smallest Galilean moon of Jupiter
Europa (/jʊˈroʊpə/ ) is the smallest and least massive of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. It is observable from Earth with common binoculars and is a planetary-mass
Europa_(moon)
Retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter
(color index R-V=0.43), similar to C-type asteroids. Iocaste probably did not form near Jupiter but was captured by Jupiter later. Like the other members of
Harpalyke_(moon)
Comets with less than 200 year orbital periods
Some lists retain the "C" prefix for comets of periods larger than about 30 years until their return is confirmed. While Jupiter-family comets are officially
List_of_periodic_comets
Moon of Jupiter
Jupiter LXI, provisionally known as S/2003 J 19, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman
Jupiter_LXI
Month of 1958
night. Instead, the task was transferred to the U.S. Army's rocket, the Jupiter-C, to carry Explorer 1. David Petrovsky, a Soviet writer who had been executed
January_1958
Predecessor to NASA (1915-1958)
technical director at the US Army's Ballistic Missile Agency would have a Jupiter C rocket ready to launch a satellite in 1956, only to have it delayed, and
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
Outer moon of Jupiter
Dia /ˈdaɪ.ə/, also known as Jupiter LIII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. Provisionally known as S/2000 J 11, it received its name on March
Dia_(moon)
Aspects of the Roman god
The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's functions in ancient Roman religion. Jupiter's most ancient attested forms
Epithets_of_Jupiter
Second NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter (2011–Present)
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the spacecraft was
Juno_(spacecraft)
European mission to study Jupiter and its moons since 2023
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It is on its way
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
Second-largest moon of Jupiter
Callisto (/kəˈlɪstoʊ/ kə-LIST-oh) is the second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede. It is also the third-largest moon in the Solar System, following
Callisto_(moon)
NASA/ESA solar probe launched in 1990
the mission's planners chose a gravity assist maneuver around Jupiter, but this Jupiter encounter meant that Ulysses could not be powered by solar cells
Ulysses_(spacecraft)
Outer moon of Jupiter
Leda /ˈliːdə/, also known as Jupiter XIII, is one of the innermost irregular satellites of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount
Leda_(moon)
Outer moon of Jupiter
(/θəˈmɪstoʊ/), also known as Jupiter XVIII, is the innermost and one of the medium-sized irregular satellites of Jupiter. Themisto was first discovered
Themisto_(moon)
-0°E / -90; -0 The South Pole of Jupiter was first photographed in detail by the Juno spacecraft, which arrived at Jupiter in July 2016 and entered a polar
Jupiter's_South_Pole
Moon of Jupiter
Thebe (/ˈθiːbiː/), also known as Jupiter XIV, is the fourth of Jupiter's moons by distance from the planet. It was discovered by Stephen P. Synnott in
Thebe_(moon)
Satellite launched by the United States (1958)
belts. The launch vehicle was a Juno I, a variant of the three-stage Jupiter-C with an added fourth propulsive stage, which in this case was the Explorer
Explorer_4
Moon of Jupiter (Jupiter VI)
Himalia (/hɪˈmeɪliə, hɪˈmɑːliə/), also known as Jupiter VI, is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter. With a diameter of around 140 km (90 mi), it
Himalia_(moon)
Retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter
Iocaste, also known as Jupiter XXIV, is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University
Iocaste_(moon)
Moon of Jupiter
Jupiter XLIX and previously as S/2003 J 14, is a small natural satellite or moon of Jupiter. It is one of the most distant irregular moons of Jupiter
Kore_(moon)
1676 demonstration of light's finite speed by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer
the Royal Observatory in Paris at the time. By timing the eclipses of Jupiter's moon Io, Rømer estimated that light would take about 22 minutes to travel
Rømer's determination of the speed of light
Rømer's_determination_of_the_speed_of_light
Northern pole of the planet Jupiter
90; -0 Jupiter's North Pole is the northernmost point of Jupiter. Like Jupiter's South Pole, it has a bluer surface color than the rest of Jupiter. It was
Jupiter's_North_Pole
Moon of Jupiter
Sinope /səˈnoʊpiː/, also known as Jupiter IX, is one of the outermost irregular satellites of Jupiter. Sinope was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson
Sinope_(moon)
Moon of Jupiter
Jupiter LVI, provisionally known as S/2011 J 2, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott Sheppard in 2011. Images of the newly discovered
Jupiter_LVI
Town in Florida, United States
Jupiter Island is a town located on the barrier island also called Jupiter Island, in Martin County, Florida, United States; the town is part of Florida's
Jupiter_Island,_Florida
Painting by Antonio da Correggio
Jupiter and Io is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Antonio da Correggio around 1530. It now hangs in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in
Jupiter_and_Io
Moon of Jupiter
Megaclite /mɛɡəˈklaɪtiː/, also known as Jupiter XIX, is one of Jupiter's smallest and outermost natural satellites. It was discovered by a team of astronomers
Megaclite
Natural object in space that releases gas
comet. Comet C/1980 E1 had an orbital period of roughly 7.1 million years before the 1982 perihelion passage, but a 1980 encounter with Jupiter accelerated
Comet
Outer moon of Jupiter
Lysithea /laɪˈsɪθiə/, also known as Jupiter X, is one of the larger irregular satellites of Jupiter. Lysithea was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson
Lysithea_(moon)
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