No. 85 - Continued Near Sun Hibernation Mode
| DOY | Date | Pass | Main Activity |
| 220 | 08/08/07 | NNO 1264 | Passive cruise mode |
| 227 | 15/08/07 | NNO 1264 | Passive cruise mode |
| 234 | 22/08/07 | NNO 1271 | Passive cruise mode |
| 241 | 29/08/07 | NNO 1278 | Passive cruise mode |
| 246 | 03/09/07 | NNO 1283 | Passive cruise mode |
| 247 | 04/09/07 | NNO 1284 | Exit from passive cruise mode |
| 248 | 05/08/07 | NNO 1285 | Spacecraft reconfiguration to active cruise mode |
| 249 | 06/09/07 | NNO 1286 | Data downlink |
| 250 | 07/09/07 | NNO 1287 | Data downlink |
At the end of the reporting period (DOY 250) Rosetta was at 70.7 million km from Earth (0.47 AU; one-way signal travel time was 3 minutes and 56 seconds). The distance to the Sun was 201.2 million km (1.34 AU).
Spacecraft
Payload
No activities have been conducted during the reporting period.
Future Milestones
The active payload checkout 6 will be executed at the end of September in preparation of Earth Swing-by 2.
After the payload check-out the navigation campaign linked to the Earth Swing-by (13 Nov 2007) will begin and last till the end of November.
Last Update: 1 September 2019