No. 138 - Routine Operations
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 964 | 29/06/08 | 181 | Routine Operations |
| 965 | 30/06/08 | 182 | Routine Operations |
| 966 | 01/07/08 | 183 | Routine Operations. TC bitrate increased to 2 kbps |
| 967 | 02/07/08 | 184 | Routine Operations |
| 968 | 03/07/08 | 185 | Routine Operations |
| 969 | 04/07/08 | 186 | Routine Operations |
| 970 | 05/07/08 | 187 | Routine operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 187) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 256.6 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 855 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 observations were made during the reporting period.
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
- Beginning of pericentre lowering operation, scheduled for 13 July 2008
- Organise an S-band carrier power test after solar conjunction
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