Jupiter Jupiter ( also known as Sol V ) was the fifth and largest planet of the Sol system . The planet was noticeable for the Great Red Spot , its many moons , and bands of cloud layers . This gas giant was located near to the . ( ; ; ; ) Location . The spatial coordinates in orbit of the inner moon Io were 23 . 17 . 46 . 11 . ( ) In 2267 , the position and orbital path of Jupiter were depicted on " Chart 14A : The Sol System " , stored in the library computer . The chart was scanned by the probe Nomad in Auxiliary Control . ( , " production art " ) In the mid - 2270s , after one point eight hours from launch in Earth orbit , the " Enterprise " traveling at warp point five reached the Jovian system . The ship , staying close to the planet , passed through the system . Later , a star chart that labeled the location of Jupiter in a neighborhood of astronomical objects , stored in the " Enterprise " library computer , was scanned by " V ' ger " . ( , " production art " ) History . Before the invention of the telescope , Human s had discovered this planet in the night sky . ( , " okudagram " ) In the late 1970s , this planet was surveyed by Pioneer 11 , which discovered the planet ' s magnetic field and magnetosphere . ( , " okudagram " ) In 2143 , the NX - Alpha was destroyed near Jupiter shortly after breaking the warp 2 barrier . By 2151 , Jupiter Station in orbit of Jupiter served as a repair facility to Earth Starfleet and the Earth Cargo Service . ( , et al . ) That year , Charles Tucker III planned to take up to warp 4 . 5 once the ship had passed Jupiter . ( ) In 2257 , the Klingon fleet passed through the Jovian system on its way towards Earth . Later , on a course to , the passed through the system , flying close to Jupiter . ( ) " In 2259 of the alternate reality , the was launched from the Io Facility , a spacedock in orbit of the moon Io . " ( ) A close - up image of Jupiter was contained in the library computer aboard the . This image was flashed on a viewscreen when the Talosian s scanned the " Enterprise " computer in 2254 . ( ) According to Arex , the cosmic cloud encountered by the in 2269 was twice the diameters of Jupiter , Saturn , and Neptune in size . ( ) In the 2270s , the " Enterprise " flew past Jupiter on its way to intercept " V ' ger " . ( ) By the early 24th century a shuttle route had been established " " from Jupiter to Saturn and back , once a day , every day , " " know as " " the Jovian Run . " " Both Edward Jellico and Geordi La Forge used to pilot shuttles on this route early in their Starfleet careers . ( ) In 2367 , Jupiter Outpost 92 reported visual contact of a Borg cube at 12 : 13 . ( ) According to a sarcastic remark by Lewis Zimmerman , tours of the lava flows on Jupiter ' s third moon were popular by 2377 . ( ) Appendices . Background information . According to the , Jupiter has a " " equatorial diameter of 142 , 700 kilometers , and it orbits its sun at about 778 million kilometers . " " Additionally , the classified Jupiter as a class J planet . A painting seen in several episodes aboard the was originally created by Rick Sternbach to illustrate a ( non - " Trek " ) science fiction story called " The Anvil of Jove " . As such , it depicts a plane - like craft tethered to a balloon , cruising the atmosphere of Jupiter . The chart of Sol / Jupiter in relation to nearby astronomical objects seen in was taken from page T0 : 02 : 07 : 02 of the " Star Fleet Technical Manual " by Franz Joseph . According to " " ( Pgs . 22 , " United Federation of Planets I " ) , Jupiter was classified as a . This planet was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets in 2161 . Jupiter is one of the planets seen in the opening sequence of beside the Earth , Luna , Sol , and Saturn , shortly before the " Enterprise " - D started its exploration of the unknown space .