No. 61 - Routine Mission Operations
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | VPER# | Main Activity |
| 425 | 07/01/07 | 007 | 261 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 426 | 08/01/07 | 008 | 262 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 427 | 09/01/07 | 009 | 263 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 428 | 10/01/07 | 010 | 264 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 429 | 11/01/07 | 011 | 265 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 430 | 12/01/07 | 012 | 266 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 431 | 13/01/07 | 013 | 267 | Routine Mission Operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 013, 17:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 237 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 791 seconds.
Payloads 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 regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
VeRA
The USO has been unmuted on DOY 012 to conduct the planned Earth occultation observations.
The observation initially planned for DOY 009 was cancelled due to unavailability of the New Norcia station because of maintenance requirements.
VIRTIS
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
VMC
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
Mission Planning
Short Term Planning
Operations of STP036 were executed successfully and the planning of STP037 was completed in time.
Future Milestones
The definition of operations during quadrature is on-going; the next quadrature phase will start in May 2007.