Dawn's last mission extensions at Ceres, From XMO3 to EOM |
Dawn's last mission extensions at Ceres, From XMO3 to EOM |
Feb 1 2017, 02:37 PM
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This thread will cover all final phases of the Dawn mission, the end of which is not certain at this point.
XMO3 was suppose to be the final orbit, but now plans have changed and it will move into a new higher altitude and higher phase orbit soon. This will be XMO4. An interesting monthly journal for January details the plan: Dawn Journal 31 January 2017 |
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Nov 1 2017, 10:54 PM
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It is confirmed that Dawn will stay at Ceres. From now until the end of mission they will try to get into a closer orbit than ever before (at periapsis in a highly elliptical orbit), photograph the southern hemisphere with favorable lighting and observe Ceres at it closest point to the sun. The last part is in April with the greater possibility of Ceres outgassing an atmosphere.
October 19 Press Release October 31st Dawn Journal |
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