No. 157 - End of Eclipse Season
The next eclipse season will begin on 15 January 2008. A detailed study of battery performance during the season will be carried out.
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 1097 | 09/11/08 | 314 | Routine Operations. New Norcia Occultation RSI observations |
| 1098 | 10/11/08 | 315 | Routine Operations |
| 1099 | 11/11/08 | 316 |
Routine Operations. |
| 1100 | 12/11/08 | 317 |
Routine Operations. |
| 1101 | 13/11/08 | 318 | Routine Operations. New Norcia Occultation RSI observations |
| 1102 | 14/11/08 | 319 |
Routine Operations |
| 1103 | 15/11/08 | 320 | Routine Operations. New Norcia Occultation RSI observations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 320) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 166.5 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 555.0 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
Occultation measurements were taken during the reporting period on DOY 314, 316, 318 and 320 with the New Norcia ground station.
VIRTIS
The instrument was regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
VIRTIS is operated in the visual channel only.
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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