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    No. 77 - Mission Update

    14 May 2007 15:45

    Report for Period 29 April to 5 May 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
    537 29/04/07 119 373 Routine Mission Operations
    Recovery of lost TM caused by bad weather at Cebreros
    538 30/04/07 120 374 Routine Mission Operations
    539 01/05/07 121 375 Routine Mission Operations
    540 02/05/07 122 376 Routine Mission Operations
    541 03/05/07 123 377 Routine Mission Operations
    542 04/05/07 124 378 Routine Mission Operations
    543 05/05/07 125 379 Routine Mission Operations.
    Orbital Control Manoeuvre 04:34-07:34, 1.01 ms-1

    At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 125, 18:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 147 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 489 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 operated as part of the routine plan.

    VeRA
    Occultation measurements were carried out using the New Norcia groundstation on DOY 120 & 122. These and all future observations were/will be carried out with X-band only until further notice.

    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

    The next quadrature phase will start in May 2007.


    Last Update: 16 May 2007

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