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Posted by: tedstryk Apr 9 2005, 03:47 AM

I notice that the next flyby after next month's Titan flyby of any moon listed is not until July? What will Cassini be up to in the mean time? Some orbits with no satellite encounters to focus on the planet and rings? Any cool nontargeteds?

Posted by: Decepticon Apr 9 2005, 11:53 AM

We got this at the very least in June.

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/wspace?tbody=606&vbody=-82&month=6&day=6&year=2005&hour=20&minute=00&rfov=30&fovmul=-1&bfov=30&porbs=1&brite=1

Posted by: MahFL Apr 9 2005, 04:03 PM

Cassini will be busy flying by 3 icy satellites

"The new baseline trajectory will now
include three close icy satellite flybys within 17 days - with no Titan
encounters between them - a feat that is extremely fortuitous, and on a par
with the alignment of the planets for Voyager's Grand Tour. The icy
satellite flybys in order are Tethys, Hyperion, and Dione. These are the
only close flybys of these bodies in the nominal mission."

Posted by: tedstryk Apr 9 2005, 06:28 PM

Cassini will be busy flying by 3 icy satellites

"The new baseline trajectory will now
include three close icy satellite flybys within 17 days - with no Titan
encounters between them - a feat that is extremely fortuitous, and on a par
with the alignment of the planets for Voyager's Grand Tour.  The icy
satellite flybys in order are Tethys, Hyperion, and Dione.  These are the
only close flybys of these bodies in the nominal mission."

Posted by: volcanopele Apr 12 2005, 05:37 PM

Yes, but that will be during September and October.  I was wondering about May and June.  I am very much looking forward to the fall.  I am really interested in Hyperion...it is a major dark horse.

Posted by: tedstryk Apr 12 2005, 06:13 PM

QUOTE (tedstryk @ Apr 9 2005, 11:28 AM)

Yes, but that will be during September and October.  I was wondering about May and June.  I am very much looking forward to the fall.  I am really interested in Hyperion...it is a major dark horse.

Rev 7 - May 2 - Decent non-targeted flyby of Tethys (~500 m/pixel)
Rev 8 - May 20 - Enceladus (700 m/pixel)
Rev 9 - June 9 - Titan South Polar region (2.5-4 km/pixel), Dione (~1.25 km/pixel), Hyperion (1.3 km/pixel)
Rev 11 - July - Enceladus targeted flyby, Rhea

Posted by: imran Apr 12 2005, 10:09 PM

QUOTE (volcanopele @ Apr 12 2005, 05:37 PM)

QUOTE (tedstryk @ Apr 9 2005, 11:28 AM)

Yes, but that will be during September and October.  I was wondering about May and June.  I am very much looking forward to the fall.  I am really interested in Hyperion...it is a major dark horse.

Rev 7 - May 2 - Decent non-targeted flyby of Tethys (~500 m/pixel)
Rev 8 - May 20 - Enceladus (700 m/pixel)
Rev 9 - June 9 - Titan South Polar region (2.5-4 km/pixel), Dione (~1.25 km/pixel), Hyperion (1.3 km/pixel)
Rev 11 - July - Enceladus targeted flyby, Rhea

Looks like some good stuff!