No.41 - Preparing for Ion Drive Firing22 Jul 2005 11:36 Overall Status
During the period 20 June to 17 July 2005, SMART-1 ground activities focused on planning and preparing for the upcoming firing of the ion drive.
It is planned to exhaust all the Xenon available in the tank going beyond the design limit of 2 kg. This has required special simulations and the development of new procedures.
The EP planned activities are summarised below:
The moon eclipse period starts on 19 October and ends on 22 December. By then the thrust spiral must be terminated, as the EP cannot be operated during this period. Future Activities In the coming weeks mission activities will be focused in a number of areas including:
Spacecraft StatusThe spacecraft status is good with all functions working nominally. Orbital Information
The changes since apolune 878 are as follows:
Last Update: 09 Nov 2005
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