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Callisto 21 Quick-Look Orbit Facts
Encounter Trajectory
Quick-Look Facts
Callisto Flyby
- June 30, 1999 -- 07:47 UTC
- Altitude: 1047 km
- 118 times closer than Voyager 1
- 202 times closer than Voyager 2
- Speed: 8.6 km/second
- Latitude: 1 deg S
- Longitude: 74 deg W
Perijove
- July 2, 1999 -- 05:03 UTC
- Jupiter Range: 7.3 Jupiter Radii
- Earth Range: 5.2 AU
- One Way Light Time: 43 minutes
Encounter Phase
Cruise Phase
Science Highlights
Magnetosphere
- Perijove sample (2 hrs) - plasma transport mechanisms
- Inner magnetosphere survey
Jovian Atmosphere
- Longitudinal spectral scans
Satellites
- Callisto: dark material, ring structures, thermal maps, surface composition
- Io: global composition, thermal, and visual maps, plume inventory
Callisto Flyby Geometry
Perijove Reduction
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