InSight EDL, 26 Nov 2018 |
InSight EDL, 26 Nov 2018 |
Nov 22 2018, 07:55 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Good morning from Los Angeles! Today at approximately 1954 GMT InSight will touch down in Elysium Planitia, and this is where we'll discuss all the events associated with that. NASA TV (link) will provide live coverage starting at 1900 GMT. Official status updates will be published here (link)
Here's a list of significant events (source: JPL). Times listed first are Earth-received US Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8): 11:40 a.m. PST (2:40 p.m. EST) — Separation from the cruise stage that carried the mission to Mars 11:41 a.m. PST (2:41 p.m. EST) — Turn to orient the spacecraft properly for atmospheric entry 11:47 a.m. PST (2:47 p.m. EST) — Atmospheric entry at about 12,300 mph (19,800 kph), beginning the entry, descent and landing phase 11:49 a.m. PST (2:49 p.m. EST) — Peak heating of the protective heat shield reaches about 2,700°F (about 1,500°C) -15 seconds later — Peak deceleration, with the intense heating causing possible temporary dropouts in radio signals 11:51 a.m. PST (2:51 p.m. EST) — Parachute deployment -15 seconds later — Separation from the heat shield -10 seconds later — Deployment of the lander's three legs 11:52 a.m. PST (2:52 p.m. EST) — Activation of the radar that will sense the distance to the ground 11:53 a.m. PST (2:53 p.m. EST) — First acquisition of the radar signal -20 seconds later — Separation from the back shell and parachute -0.5 second later — The retrorockets, or descent engines, begin firing -2.5 seconds later — Start of the "gravity turn" to get the lander into the proper orientation for landing -22 seconds later — InSight begins slowing to a constant velocity (from 17 mph to a constant 5 mph, or from 27 kph to 8 kph) for its soft landing 11:54 a.m. PST (2:54 p.m. EST) — Expected touchdown on the surface of Mars 12:01 p.m. PST (3:01 p.m. EST) — "Beep" from InSight's X-band radio directly back to Earth, indicating InSight is alive and functioning on the surface of Mars No earlier than 12:04 p.m. PST (3:04 p.m. EST), but possibly the next day — First image from InSight on the surface of Mars No earlier than 5:35 p.m. PST (8:35 p.m. EST) — Confirmation from InSight via NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter that InSight's solar arrays have deployed Get the peanuts ready, and let's land on Mars! GO INSIGHT!!! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 04:38 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Mars looking real big on "Eyes".
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Nov 26 2018, 05:01 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
3 out of 4 of Madrid's DSN antennas are on InSight and the MARCOs right now.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 05:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
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Nov 26 2018, 05:23 PM
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Member Group: Admin Posts: 976 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
I'm sure Spirit is thinking about it ;-)
Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Nov 26 2018, 05:53 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 31-December 10 From: Earth Member No.: 5589 |
Good luck, everybody!
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Nov 26 2018, 06:52 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Gotta say, there is a surprisingly large amount of media attention being paid to this landing. In Los Angeles, local news has been periodically reminding everyone & even the network talk shows have mentioned it. The NASDAQ stock exchange apparently is promoting the coverage as well, which is quite unexpected.
I was also informed that all the Los Angeles public libraries are showing the landing live, and are handing out both library and InSight swag. Great EPO!!! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 07:00 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
NASA TV live now!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Live feed started....
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Nov 26 2018, 07:23 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 26-November 18 From: Minneapolis, MN USA Member No.: 8484 |
Hi! I'm new to this site. Thanks for letting me join.
Question: At what time will Insight land, in Mars local time? |
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Nov 26 2018, 07:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
NASA TV Media channel is showing the Insight mission control, but as far as I can see, there is no audio (yet?)
-------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Nov 26 2018, 07:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 26-June 04 From: Austria Member No.: 89 |
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Nov 26 2018, 07:33 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
NASA TV Media channel is showing the Insight mission control, but as far as I can see, there is no audio (yet?) Got good audio from the link on the first post, akuo. Might want to reload or check your audio settings. Sometimes it does seem to go quiet for a bit as well. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 07:35 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Just saw a shot of our chairman and founder djellison on console for MarCO!
EDIT: Nope, wasn't him. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 26 2018, 07:38 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Cruise stage sep in 2 min.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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