MOSCOW, June 14 – RIA Novosti startup project to the largest planet in the solar system -. Jupiter two Russian spacecraft to be implemented through a new carrier rocket heavy class “Angara-A5″ and the upper KVTK unit .
“Russian project” Laplace-p “involves the creation and launch of two spacecraft:” Laplace-P1 “and” Laplace-P2 “, designed for remote and contact investigations planetary Jupiter system and its natural satellite Ganymede . One of the goals of the orbiter will be the mapping of the surface of Ganymede from orbit an artificial satellite and data collection to choose their landing lander. “- note the authors of the project in the corporate edition” Herald of the Lavochkin “
According to the creators, elimination of two spacecraft in otlёtnuyu trajectory will be produced with the help of the carrier rocket “Angara-A5″ and the booster KVTK
Jupiter has 67 natural satellites, the largest -. Ganymede, which is also the largest moon in the whole the solar system. Ganymede has an underground ocean of liquid with alternating water and ice and has its own magnetosphere. Also, it is in orbital resonance with the other satellites of Jupiter – Io and Europe, but together they never line up in one line
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