No. 147 - Routine Operations
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 1027 | 31/08/08 | 244 | Routine Operations. Orbit Control Manoeuvre |
| 1028 | 01/09/08 | 245 | Routine Operations |
| 1029 | 02/09/08 | 246 | Routine Operations |
| 1030 | 03/09/08 | 247 |
Routine Operations |
| 1031 | 04/09/08 | 248 | Routine Operations. Pass ended early due to Rosetta asteroid fly-by ground station support |
| 1032 | 05/09/08 | 249 |
Routine Operations. |
| 1033 | 06/09/08 | 250 | Routine Operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 250) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 226.35 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 754.5 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 measurements were taken 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
- High gain antenna (HGA1) S-band carrier power test is planned for 15 December 2008
- Next quadrature phase will start on 19 December 2008
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