Status Report

ESA Venus Express Status Report No. 61 Routine Mission Operations

By SpaceRef Editor

January 16, 2007

Filed under ESA Venus Express Mission, Europe, Venus, Venus Express

ESA Venus Express Status Report No. 61 Routine Mission Operations — http://images.spaceref.com/news/venus.express.jpg

16 Jan 2007 08:57

Report for Period 7 January to 13 January 2007

During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. Science operations have been nominal and not affected by some problems observed with the Cebreros ground station. Radio science activities with the New Norcia ground station have been conducted as planned.

The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:

MET (Day)	Date	DOY	VPER#	Main Activity
425	07/01/07	007	261	Routine Mission Operations
426	08/01/07	008	262	Routine Mission Operations
427	09/01/07	009	263	Routine Mission Operations
428	10/01/07	010	264	Routine Mission Operations
429	11/01/07	011	265	Routine Mission Operations
430	12/01/07	012	266	Routine Mission Operations
431	13/01/07	013	267	Routine Mission Operations

At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 013, 17:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 237 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 791 seconds.

Payloads Activities

ASPERA
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

MAG
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

PFS
This instrument is OFF and is not operated.

SPICAV
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

VeRA
The USO has been unmuted on DOY 012 to conduct the planned Earth occultation observations.
The observation initially planned for DOY 009 was cancelled due to unavailability of the New Norcia station because of maintenance requirements.

VIRTIS
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.

VMC
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.