Organization

ESA is overseeing the JUICE project and is in charge of the spacecraft launch, navigation towards Jupiter and injection into orbit around Jupiter.

CNES is contributing to funding of the JUICE project through ESA's mandatory scientific programme and directly through the national programme via France's contribution to the satellite’s instruments. CNES, representing France on ESA's Science Programme Committee, is responsible for the French deliverables.

CNES is overseeing the contribution from all French participants (CNRS, universities) JUICE. As such, it is:

• funding the contributions of the French laboratories
• overseeing development of the French contributions
• supplying support where needed by laboratories for quality insurance, mechanical engineering, thermal systems and component expertise, etc.
• managing the interface with ESA for technical and programmatic aspects
• funding French mission science activities

French contributions to JUICE payload: