PROCYON, Small satellite asteroid flyby launched with Hayabusa 2 |
PROCYON, Small satellite asteroid flyby launched with Hayabusa 2 |
Dec 7 2014, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2088 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
PROCYON is in the right trajectory too; the initial operations phase has begun.
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Flight_S...ROCYON_999.html |
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May 10 2015, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
I guess they are in an orbit that will get PROCYON somewhere near Earth in December anyway (a few million km, probably). If I understand this other news report, observations of the Earth's geocorona are to continue
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2015/05/08/512/ |
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