No. 161 - Mission Update
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | Main Activity |
| 1125 | 07/12/08 | 342 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1126 | 08/12/08 | 343 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1127 | 09/12/08 | 344 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1128 | 10/12/08 | 345 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1129 | 11/12/08 | 346 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1130 | 12/12/08 | 347 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
| 1131 | 13/12/08 | 348 |
Communications pass over Cebreros. |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 348) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 137.88 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 459.9 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
RSI occultation measurements were taken during the reporting period on DOY 342, 344, 346 and 348 with the New Norcia ground station and on DOY 343 with the Canberra ground station.
VIRTIS
The instrument was regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
VIRTIS is operated in the visual channels 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
- High gain antenna (HGA) swap from HGA1 to HGA2 on 13 January 2009
- Next quadrature phase will start on 19 December 2008 and will end on 25 January 2009
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