MTO Cancelled |
MTO Cancelled |
Jul 21 2005, 06:30 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Just listening to the MRO conference. Highlights included...
1) 5.4 Mbits is the highest MRO data rate (not the 4 I thought) 2) An extra 50-ish KG of fuel puts it's low-altitude orbit life thru to the next decade. 3) MTO HAS BEEN CANCELLED What the HELL! They say that MSL can still do its mission with just MRO as it's relay capacity will suffice. But that means less science data during an MRO extension Seems a bit short sighted. Doug |
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Jul 22 2005, 07:38 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Relay capacity guestimates...
Odyssey : 0.1 - 0.4 Gbits MRO : 1 - 2.5 Gbits MTO : 18 - 64 Gbits This is why I laughed out loud at the press conf when they said the loss of MTO wouldnt affect MSL. Things such as MARDI with it's 2 Gbits of memory for the 100 second, 5fps 1600 x 1200 colour movie, or the 9 Gig of memory built into Mastcam... Doug |
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