No. 116 - Routine Operations
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 810 | 27/01/08 | 027 | Recovery from safe mode #6 |
| 811 | 28/01/08 | 028 | Resumption of science activities |
| 812 | 29/01/08 | 029 | Routine Operations |
| 813 | 30/01/08 | 030 | Routine Operations |
| 814 | 31/01/08 | 031 | Routine Operations |
| 815 | 01/02/08 | 032 | Routine Operations |
| 816 | 02/02/08 | 033 | Routine operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 033, 12:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 203.4 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 678 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
Two Occultation passes with DSN took place during this period, on DOY 031 and 033. Both were nominally completed.
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
- Conjunction operations strategy