ESA Venus Express Status Report No. 70 – Mission Update
26 Mar 2007 16:22 Report for Period 11 March to 17 March 2007 During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. Science operations have been nominal.
The table below shows a chronology of the main activities in the reporting period:
| MET (Day) | Date | DOY | VPER# | Main Activity |
| 488 | 11/03/07 | 070 | 324 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 489 | 12/03/07 | 071 | 325 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 490 | 13/03/07 | 072 | 326 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 491 | 14/03/07 | 073 | 327 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 492 | 15/03/07 | 074 | 328 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 493 | 16/03/07 | 075 | 329 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 494 | 17/03/07 | 076 | 330 | Routine Mission Operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 076, 18:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 195 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 652 seconds.
Payloads
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
Nothing to report.
VIRTIS
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
VMC
The instrument is regularly operated as part of the routine plan.
Future Milestones
VIRTIS movie passes are scheduled for the second week of April (DOY 98-101). Planning of science operations during this event is now finished. A proficiency pass is scheduled on DOY 078 with DSS-63 (Madrid 70-m DSN antenna) to test system readiness for this activity.
The testing of operations during quadrature is on-going; the next quadrature phase will start in May 2007.
