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Galileo - Countdown to Europa 11

Galileo's orbital tour consists of 11 different elliptical orbits around Jupiter. Each orbit (except one) includes a close flyby and gravity assist of one of the Galilean moons (Ganymede, Callisto or Europa) near the inner (Jupiter) end of the orbit. Distant scientific encounters with additional satellites are scheduled for a number of orbits, and the spacecraft will observe Io at medium range on every orbit.

Galileo had a close encounter of Europa on November 6, 1997. This encounter is referred to as Europa 11 since it is on the eleventh orbit of the 11 orbit tour. Careful targeting allows each flyby to direct the spacecraft on to its next satellite encounter and the spacecraft's next orbit around Jupiter. During the orbital tour, Galileo will fly by Ganymede four times, Callisto three, and Europa three. Europa 11 is the final orbit for Galileo during its primary mission, and after playback of the data collected during this orbit, will then proceed with the Galileo Europa Mission.

Galileo News

• Where's Galileo Right Now? (Updated every minute!)
  
• Live Doppler Plots (November 6, 1997)
• Galileo Status Reports
  

Galileo Events

• Europa 11 Flyby (November 6, 1997)

Europa Information & Images

• Europa Fact Sheet
• Europa 11 Quick-Look Orbit Facts
• Europa 11 Timeline
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 1 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 2 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Callisto 3 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Europa 4 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Europa 6 Flyby
• Voyager 1 & 2 Images
• Galileo Image Guide on Europa
• Hubble Space Telescope Images
• Pioneer 10 Images
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 & Europa

Callisto Information & Images

Ganymede Information & Images

• Ganymede Fact Sheet
  
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 1 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 2 Flyby
• Galileo Image Guide on Ganymede
• Voyager 1 & 2 Images
• Hubble Space Telescope Images
• Pioneer 10 & 11 Images
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 & Ganymede

Io Information & Images

• Io Fact Sheet
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 1 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Ganymede 2 Flyby
• Galileo Images From Callisto 3 Flyby
• Voyager 1 & 2 Images
• Galileo Image Guide on Europa
• Hubble Space Telescope Images
• Pioneer 11 Images

Amalthea Information & Images

• Amalthea Fact Sheet
• Galileo Images
• Voyager 1 & 2 Images

• Computer Simulation of the Galileo Flyby of Europa on November 6, 1997
  
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• Overhead View of the Galileo Flyby of Callisto on September 17, 1997
  
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Previous Galileo Countdown Pages

• Callisto 10 (September 17, 1997).
• Callisto 9 (June 25, 1997).
• Ganymede 8 (May 7, 1997).
• Ganymede 7 (April 5, 1997).
• Europa 6 (February 20, 1997).
• Jupiter 5 (January 19, 1997).
• Europa 4 (December 19, 1996).
• Callisto 3 (November 4, 1996).
• Ganymede 2 (September 6, 1996).
• Ganymede 1 (June 27, 1996).
• Jupiter Orbit Insertion (December 7, 1995).