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    No. 66 - Mission Update

    19 Feb 2007 10:54

    Report for Period 11 February to 18 February 2007

    During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. Science operations have been nominal. Radio science activities with the New Norcia ground station have been conducted as planned.

    The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:

    MET (Day) Date DOY VPER# Main Activity
    460 11/02/07 042 296 Routine Mission Operations
    461 12/02/07 043 297 Routine Mission Operations
    462 13/02/07 044 298 Routine Mission Operations
    463 14/02/07 045 299 Routine Mission Operations
    464 15/02/07 046 300 Routine Mission Operations
    465 16/02/07 047 301 Routine Mission Operations
    466 17/02/07 048 302 Routine Mission Operations

    At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 048, 17:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 217 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 723 seconds.


    Payload Activities

    ASPERA
    The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

    MAG
    The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

    PFS
    This instrument is OFF and is not operated.

    SPICAV
    The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

    VeRa
    Nothing to report.

    VIRTIS
    Nominal operation of VIRTIS continue.

    VMC
    Other than a small data anomaly the instrument continued being regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

    Future Milestones

    VIRTIS movie passes are scheduled for the second week of April (DOY 98-101). Planning of science operations during this event is currently ongoing. The definition and testing of operations during quadrature is on-going; the next quadrature phase will start in May 2007.


    Last Update: 09 May 2007

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