No. 139 - Preparing for Pericentre Lowering Manoeuvres
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 971 | 06/07/08 | 188 | Routine Operations |
| 972 | 07/07/08 | 189 | Routine Operations |
| 973 | 08/07/08 | 190 | Routine Operations. Short Cebreros pass, due to monthly station maintenance |
| 974 | 09/07/08 | 191 | Routine Operations |
| 975 | 10/07/08 | 192 | Routine Operations |
| 976 | 11/07/08 | 193 | Routine Operations |
| 977 | 12/07/08 | 194 | Routine operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 194) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 254.7 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 849 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 before next quadrature entry, in December 2008
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