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Juno launch

Atlas V rocket carrying the Juno spacecraft flying up to space.

This Atlas V rocket carried the Juno spacecraft in the top payload section. Liftoff was on 5 August 2011. It took 5 years to travel the 2,800 million kilometres to reach Jupiter.

Rights: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Published: 30 November 2011Size: 60.78 KB

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