Europa Clipper Launch Windows
NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to orbit Jupiter, and to make dozens of flybys of Europa. The spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT Oct. 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
| Launch Day | Launch Date | Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 10, 2024 | 9:31 a.m. | 12:31 p.m. | 16:31 |
| 2 | Oct. 11, 2024 | 9:25 a.m. | 12:25 p.m. | 16:25 |
| 3 | Oct. 12, 2024 | 9:19 a.m. | 12:19 p.m. | 16:19 |
| 4 | Oct. 13, 2024 | 9:12 a.m. | 12:12 p.m. | 16:12 |
| 5 | Oct. 14, 2024 | 9:06 a.m. | 12:06 p.m. | 16:06 |
| 6 | Oct. 15, 2024 | 8:59 a.m. | 11:59 a.m. | 15:59 |
| 7 | Oct. 16, 2024 | 8:52 a.m. | 11:52 a.m. | 15:52 |
| 8 | Oct. 17, 2024 | 8:45 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. | 15:45 |
| 9 | Oct. 18, 2024 | 8:38 a.m. | 11:38 a.m. | 15:38 |
| 10 | Oct. 19, 2024 | 8:31 a.m. | 11:31 a.m. | 15:31 |
| 11 | Oct. 20, 2024 | 8:23 a.m. | 11:23 a.m. | 15:23 |
| 12 | Oct. 21, 2024 | 8:16 a.m. | 11:16 a.m. | 15:16 |
| 13 | Oct. 22, 2024 | 8:07 a.m. | 11:07 a.m. | 15:07 |
| 14 | Oct. 23, 2024 | 7:53 a.m. | 10:53 a.m. | 14:53 |
| 15 | Oct. 24, 2024 | 7:50 a.m. | 10:50 a.m. | 14:50 |
| 16 | Oct. 25, 2024 | 7:43 a.m. | 10:43 a.m. | 14:43 |
| 17 | Oct. 26, 2024 | 7:35 a.m. | 10:35 a.m. | 14:35 |
| 18 | Oct. 27, 2024 | 7:27 a.m. | 10:27 a.m. | 14:27 |
| 19 | Oct. 28, 2024 | 7:19 a.m. | 10:19 a.m. | 14:19 |
| 20 | Oct. 29, 2024 | 7:12 a.m. | 10:12 a.m. | 14:12 |
| 21 | Oct. 30, 2024 | 7:04 a.m. | 10:04 a.m. | 14:04 |
