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No. 154 - Eclipse Season

No. 154 - Eclipse Season

Report for Period 19 October to 25 October 2008Nominal operations were conducted during the reporting period. The batteries continue to perform nominally during the eclipse season that started on 19 September and will end on 11 November.

The table below shows a chronology of the main activities:

MET (Day) Date DOY Main Activity
1076 19/10/08 293 Routine Operations
1077 20/10/08 294 Routine Operations
1078 21/10/08 295 Routine Operations
1079 22/10/08 296

Routine Operations

1080 23/10/08 297 Routine Operations
1081 24/10/08 298

Routine Operations

1082 25/10/08 299 Routine Operations

At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 299) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 186.5 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 621 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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Last Update: 1 September 2019
7-Dec-2024 21:19 UT

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