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    No. 84 - Mission Update

    29 Jun 2007 10:40

    Report for Period 17 June to 23 June 2007

    Routine observations took place during this reporting period and occurred as planned.

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

    MET (Day) Date DOY VPER# Main Activity
    586 17/06/07 168 422 Routine Mission Operations.
    587 18/06/07 169 423

    Routine Mission Operations.

    588 19/06/07 170 424

    Special activities: update of onboard control procedures (OBCP's)

    589 20/06/07 171 425

    Routine Mission Operations

    590 21/06/07 172 426

    Routine Mission Operations

    591 22/06/07 173 427

    Routine Mission Operations

    592 23/06/07 174 428 Routine Mission Operations

    At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 174, 19:22z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 88.3 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 294 seconds.

    Payload Activities

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

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

    PFS
    This instrument was OFF and was not operated.

    SPICAV
    The instrument was regularly operated as part of the routine plan. The OBCP upload on DOY 170 included the new OBCP (6910) for SPICAV shutter operation.

    VeRA
    Three occultation observations were performed over New Norcia on DOY 168, 170 and 173.

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

    VMC
    The instrument is operated as part of the routine plan.

    Future Milestones

    PFS tests are being prepared to try to move the scanner during a wheel off-loading (WOL).

    Testing of the newly uploaded SPICAV on-board control procedures.


    Last Update: 19 Jul 2007

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