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    No. 109 - Routine Operations

    18 Dec 2007 12:00

    Report for Period 09 December to 15 December 2007

    The activities during this week cover routine operations

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

    MET (Day) Date DOY Main Activity
    761 09/12/07 343 Routine Operations
    762 10/12/07 344 Routine Operations
    763 11/12/07 345 Routine Operations
    764 12/12/07 346 Routine Operations
    765 13/12/07 347 Routine Operations
    766 14/12/07 348 Routine Operations
    767 15/12/07 349 Routine operations

    At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 349, 12:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 155.8 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 519 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
    The instrument was not operated during the reporting period.

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

    VeRA
    No RSI activities took place this week.

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

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

    Future Milestones

    • Christmas period planning
    • New Norcia and Cebreros scheduling for 2008


    Last Update: 27 Feb 2008

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