Zhurong Lander/Rover, Surface Operations at Utopia Planitia |
Zhurong Lander/Rover, Surface Operations at Utopia Planitia |
May 14 2021, 05:05 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Per this source, landing currently scheduled for 14 May/2300 UTC. Please post any relevant information and updates here.
GO ZHURONG!!!!! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 16 2021, 07:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1443 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
From here:
QUOTE NASA have three orbiters in place to relay images. China’s only orbiter had to deliver the lander to the surface, escape the gravity back to its orbit (2-day period), change obit/Lower its period to relay lander signal to earth.
An orbit adjustment will be performed today to lower period to 8 hours. Also Zhurong is solar powered, not RTG, the window of opportunities to transmit images is much narrower. So far only sensor and state data were transmitted. Don’t expect pictures till mid week. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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