Juno at Jupiter, mission events as they unfold |
Juno at Jupiter, mission events as they unfold |
Jul 5 2016, 07:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This topic will consist of discussion of Juno operations post-JOI until end of mission, currently anticipated in Feb 2018.
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Jul 14 2016, 09:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-February 16 Member No.: 7899 |
I'm happy to report that, so far as I know, all instruments on the Juno spacecraft are reported to be healthy.
The mission folks will run a JOI-cleanup orbit-trim maneuver (OTM) on July 13. Its performance will determine if we need a subsequent OTM on July 27, 4 days before apojove. That maneuver is not necessarily required; it depends on how the cleanup OTM goes. If we did well enough with the July 13 cleanup OTM, then the July 27 OTM will be cancelled, and the mission will live with a little bit of discrepancy in the PJ1 longitude and timing (probably just a few seconds and less than a degree of longitude). |
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Jul 15 2016, 04:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1592 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
... the mission will live with a little bit of discrepancy in the PJ1 longitude and timing (probably just a few seconds and less than a degree of longitude). After I figured out what PJ meant, I had to think, "At what point does exclaiming 'By Jove I think we got it!' after an OTM become a tired joke?" Probably wore that one out during the 90s with Galileo. |
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