ESA Venus Express Status Report No. 72 – Mission Latest
02 Apr 2007 09:19 Report for Period 25 March to 31 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 |
| 502 | 25/03/07 | 084 | 338 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 503 | 26/03/07 | 085 | 339 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 504 | 27/03/07 | 086 | 340 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 505 | 28/03/07 | 087 | 341 | Routine Mission Operations Proficiency test with MAD 70 m DSS-63 |
| 506 | 29/03/07 | 088 | 342 | Routine Mission Operations |
| 507 | 30/03/07 | 089 | 343 | Routine Mission Operations In-pass SPICAV shutter test |
| 508 | 31/03/07 | 090 | 344 | Routine Mission Operations |
At the end of the last Cebreros pass in the reporting period (DOY 090, 18:00z) Venus Express was orbiting Venus at 183 million km from the Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 610 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
VeRa
No reporting this period
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.
The testing of operations during quadrature is on-going; the next quadrature phase will start in May 2007.
