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Nov 26 2011, 03:50 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Okay, we're off and running! Please post all comments relating to MSL's transit to Mars here.
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Nov 27 2011, 02:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 214 Joined: 30-December 05 Member No.: 628 |
Well, the altitude should be directly observable by the spacecraft avionics with no mathematical projection required. But you may be right, Kwan, because, as you mentioned, there were periods during the second burn when it seemed to be decreasing. I took this to mean that we were accelerating towards the Mars transfer orbit along a path that initially was sub-tangential to the curvature of the earth. Really, I wish I could see the telemetry readout again without having to watch those tiny blurry numbers in the corner of the simulation video. Dmuller should write them a little package that could run independently in its own window!
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