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    No. 72 - Mission Latest

    02 Apr 2007 09:19

    Report for Period 25 March to 31 March 2007

    During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. Science operations have been nominal.

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

    MET (Day) Date DOY VPER# Main Activity
    502 25/03/07 084 338 Routine Mission Operations
    503 26/03/07 085 339 Routine Mission Operations
    504 27/03/07 086 340 Routine Mission Operations
    505 28/03/07 087 341 Routine Mission Operations
    Proficiency test with MAD 70 m DSS-63
    506 29/03/07 088 342 Routine Mission Operations
    507 30/03/07 089 343 Routine Mission Operations
    In-pass SPICAV shutter test
    508 31/03/07 090 344 Routine Mission Operations

    At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 090, 18:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 183 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 610 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

  • SPICAV shutter live test executed successfully on DoY 089
  • The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan

    • VeRa
    No reporting this period

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

    VMC
    The instrument is 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 now finished.

    The 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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