Philae Wakes Up! |
Philae Wakes Up! |
Jun 14 2015, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Got the info from a Radio that CNES get a 2mn contact with Philae last nigth and 40 second of data.
Please take this info with due precautions waiting for confirmation before opening a new topic. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a...-spatiales.html -------------------- |
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Jun 22 2015, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
Makes sense that Philae could have shifted. I believe though the CONSERT antenna projects off the lower part of one of the sides, unless there's another reason the head (top) would be important.
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Jun 22 2015, 07:54 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 22-July 11 Member No.: 6080 |
Makes sense that Philae could have shifted. I believe though the CONSERT antenna projects off the lower part of one of the sides, unless there's another reason the head (top) would be important. Philae communicates through an S band antenna on the head. It has a visibility cone of 60 degrees to the positive z (straight up). So if Philae is pointing to the ground.... |
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