Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter |
Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter |
 Mar 13 2010, 11:29 AM
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I thought it was time to start a separate thread on this mission, launching soon
some good medium-resolution images of the spacecraft are available on JAXA digital archives http://jda.jaxa.jp/jda/p3_e.php?time=N&...mp;mission=4066 |
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Dec 7 2010, 01:32 AM
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From cosmos4u:
QUOTE Apparently http://twitpic.com/3dm5ci shows someone from @Akatsuki_JAXA management explaining the com problem, recovery options to the press. Edit: From the same source: QUOTE Trouble with @Akatsuki_JAXA? "Interruption after the communication was not recovered," said http://is.gd/ijzi7 25 min ago (via @MuiMuiZ).
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Paolo Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter Mar 13 2010, 11:29 AM
Greg Hullender Here's a link to the Akatski "Special Sit... Mar 13 2010, 04:23 PM
punkboi March 18, 2010 Updated
AKATSUKI leaves for Tanega... Mar 18 2010, 06:00 PM robspace54 http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/overview/akatsuki... Mar 22 2010, 02:08 PM punkboi The IKAROS solar sail is set to join Akatsuki at T... Mar 23 2010, 05:34 PM Vultur IKAROS sounds really cool, is there any website to... Mar 29 2010, 06:09 AM punkboi IKAROS is now inside a clean room at the Tanegashi... Apr 2 2010, 05:57 AM punkboi There haven't been any online updates about Ak... Apr 20 2010, 07:12 AM punkboi Akatsuki and IKAROS are now mated together in the ... Apr 30 2010, 06:26 AM punkboi Akatsuki and IKAROS ready for fairing encapsulatio... May 1 2010, 07:52 AM Mark6 Well, I had to update my long-neglected web page:
... May 3 2010, 03:27 PM Paolo QUOTE (Mark6 @ May 3 2010, 05:27 PM) Paol... May 3 2010, 05:12 PM tedstryk QUOTE (Mark6 @ May 3 2010, 04:27 PM) Well... May 4 2010, 10:04 PM Mark6 QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 4 2010, 10:04 PM) P... May 5 2010, 12:32 AM tedstryk I should add that your page is really cool - helps... May 5 2010, 01:55 AM Mark6 Done. I also fixed cruise/primary operations statu... May 6 2010, 05:14 PM punkboi Akatsuki and IKAROS are now encapsulated in the H-... May 5 2010, 07:38 AM punkboi Better-quality pics of the encapsulation
http://w... May 7 2010, 05:53 AM colin_wilson Note that the Akatsuki/Ikaros launch will be broad... May 11 2010, 10:59 AM Paolo Press kits:
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/pdf/p... May 11 2010, 07:33 PM punkboi Photos showing the H-2A rocket rolling out to the ... May 16 2010, 09:54 PM punkboi A pre-dawn image of H-2A at Launch Pad 1 May 17 2010, 08:14 PM Ron Hobbs I am watching the webcast. What a picturesque laun... May 17 2010, 09:35 PM Ron Hobbs I don't understand Japanese, but it sure looks... May 17 2010, 09:36 PM Ron Hobbs Yep! The launch was just scrubbed. May 17 2010, 09:40 PM climber Indeed, Scrub May 17 2010, 09:41 PM nprev Bummer, but not surprising; the weather really loo... May 17 2010, 09:43 PM punkboi Weather forecast to be bleak for pretty much this ... May 17 2010, 09:45 PM nprev Read my mind, PB; I was just editing my post to as... May 17 2010, 09:48 PM tedstryk Glad they scrubbed it. Eli's exploding diaper... May 17 2010, 09:50 PM punkboi The weather at Tanegashima probably won't be i... May 17 2010, 09:54 PM punkboi NEW LAUNCH DATE SET: May 21 at 6:58:22 AM, Japan T... May 18 2010, 06:03 AM brellis I'd rather see a scrubbed launch than a failed... May 18 2010, 03:38 PM ugordan QUOTE (brellis @ May 18 2010, 05:38 PM) W... May 18 2010, 05:48 PM punkboi H-2A at the pad once more.. May 20 2010, 07:10 AM punkboi Congrats to JAXA for the successful launch of Akat... May 21 2010, 12:42 AM punkboi Initial Operation Result of
the Venus Climate Orb... May 22 2010, 06:08 AM punkboi 'First Light' images taken of Earth with A... May 23 2010, 02:23 AM Paolo some updates on Unitec http://sites.google.com/sit... May 23 2010, 09:38 PM punkboi IKAROS moves to Verification Experiment Phase
May... May 25 2010, 06:21 AM Paolo Latest UNITEC status update:
QUOTE We haven't... May 26 2010, 04:47 AM 4th rock from the sun Here's a composite of the 3 first light images... May 26 2010, 10:47 AM Stu QUOTE (4th rock from the sun @ May 26 2010, 1... May 26 2010, 10:58 AM punkboi I'm reading elsewhere that radio contact has b... May 26 2010, 08:58 PM punkboi IKAROS Update:
-IKAROS is 2,266,103 miles (3,646,... May 31 2010, 02:19 AM punkboi New images taken by IKAROS...showing the four tip ... May 31 2010, 06:41 PM Paolo punkboi, it looks like we posted the same link in ... May 31 2010, 06:51 PM punkboi More images taken by IKAROS. Official first stage... Jun 2 2010, 07:03 PM Hungry4info "One of the three missing minisatellites dete... Jun 2 2010, 10:25 PM Paolo This is interesting: studies have been carried out... Jun 5 2010, 01:37 PM punkboi I would assume that the secondary payload they... Jun 5 2010, 05:20 PM Paolo If I understand correctly this JAXA release (in Ja... Jul 6 2010, 05:33 PM Paolo JAXA has released some stellar calibration images ... Oct 23 2010, 08:17 AM Paolo two interesting-looking pages on Akatsuki telecomm... Nov 13 2010, 06:11 PM punkboi Date of AKATSUKI injection to Venus orbit
http://... Nov 19 2010, 08:51 PM rlorenz QUOTE (punkboi @ Nov 19 2010, 03:51 PM) W... Nov 25 2010, 02:16 PM Paolo from the latest ESA bulletin (published online yes... Nov 25 2010, 05:52 PM punkboi AKATSUKI ready for orbit injection
The Venus Clim... Dec 6 2010, 01:14 AM Hungry4info Something has started here. Akatsuki-related? Dec 6 2010, 10:01 PM Ron Hobbs A little less than 2 hrs to go.
Go, Akatsuki... Dec 6 2010, 10:03 PM Hungry4info From their twitter:
"[From Akatsuki Team] For... Dec 6 2010, 10:09 PM Paolo Just for statistics: if successful, Akatsuki will ... Dec 6 2010, 10:30 PM punkboi Akatsuki begins its orbit insertion burn around Ve... Dec 6 2010, 10:56 PM Hungry4info There is now audio on the stream. Dec 6 2010, 11:19 PM Ron Hobbs Aargh! I can't get the stream here at work... Dec 6 2010, 11:57 PM Hungry4info I'm getting a stream but it's extremely ch... Dec 7 2010, 12:00 AM Ron Hobbs Well the burn should be over now. We'll just a... Dec 7 2010, 12:11 AM Hungry4info They should be coming out of comm blackout now.
We... Dec 7 2010, 12:12 AM nprev Hungry, are you using the same link you posted for... Dec 7 2010, 12:13 AM Hungry4info Yes.
They were supposed to regain contact with th... Dec 7 2010, 12:18 AM nprev Ah--thanks. Looking forward to updates, will watch... Dec 7 2010, 12:25 AM Hungry4info Afraid there's not much to say at the moment..... Dec 7 2010, 12:30 AM Hungry4info May have heard some clapping. (again, with the way... Dec 7 2010, 12:32 AM Sunspot Shouldn't we have heard something by now? Dec 7 2010, 12:32 AM Hungry4info I don't know what this is but it is being pres... Dec 7 2010, 12:33 AM Sunspot aahhh haaaa the stream is working
Kind of lol Dec 7 2010, 12:35 AM Hungry4info If his pen marks the position of the spacecraft, t... Dec 7 2010, 12:40 AM nprev Blast and damn, I can't get the stream to work... Dec 7 2010, 12:42 AM Hungry4info They showed a visually impressive demonstration of... Dec 7 2010, 12:45 AM punkboi Communications currently interrupted with the spac... Dec 7 2010, 12:48 AM Hungry4info That's a comforting explanation. Dec 7 2010, 12:51 AM Sunspot The twitter feed hasnt been updated for an hour. Dec 7 2010, 12:52 AM Hungry4info Important? Dec 7 2010, 01:01 AM Hungry4info A significant amount of clapping... probably becau... Dec 7 2010, 01:02 AM nprev My wife's translation of the sign: "Akats... Dec 7 2010, 01:11 AM Hungry4info My sincerest thanks for your wife's translatio... Dec 7 2010, 01:14 AM nprev She said "you're welcome".
The l... Dec 7 2010, 01:19 AM marsbug So do I - I have to get to bed....good luck Akatsu... Dec 7 2010, 01:19 AM Ron Hobbs Me too! I've got my fingers crossed. Dec 7 2010, 01:19 AM Bjorn Jonsson I really should have gone to bed some time ago but... Dec 7 2010, 01:23 AM Hungry4info Finally, new tweets at Akatsuki_JAXA (link)
QUOTE ... Dec 7 2010, 01:27 AM punkboi Emily posted a helpful chart showing the timeline ... Dec 7 2010, 01:31 AM Hungry4info This url (a translated twitter...) shows some inte... Dec 7 2010, 01:39 AM punkboi New Tweet from @Akatsuki_JAXA: [More] Sagamihara o... Dec 7 2010, 02:04 AM nprev My wife's translation of the most recent tweet... Dec 7 2010, 02:05 AM Ron Hobbs Spaceflight Now is reporting the "mission... Dec 7 2010, 04:36 AM |
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