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Philae Wakes Up!
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post Jun 14 2015, 11:05 AM
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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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post Jun 14 2015, 11:12 AM
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Wow that would be awesome. Got goosebumps smile.gif
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post Jun 14 2015, 11:29 AM
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More radios confirm the information. Welcome back Philae


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post Jun 14 2015, 11:31 AM
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The BBC think it's solid enough to report, so it must be true. (Not much info in that article yet)
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post Jun 14 2015, 11:36 AM
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It looks that Philae's twitter account is now active.
New message: "Hello Earth! Can you hear me?"


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post Jun 14 2015, 11:37 AM
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The account tweeted and it's on the blog:

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"Philae is doing very well: It has an operating temperature of -35ºC and has 24 Watts available," explains DLR Philae Project Manager Dr. Stephan Ulamec. "The lander is ready for operations."

For 85 seconds Philae "spoke" with its team on ground, via Rosetta, in the first contact since going into hibernation in November.


Awesome news. smile.gif


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post Jun 14 2015, 11:54 AM
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Philae is up !!!
Amazed and exited.

What an awesome adventure!
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post Jun 14 2015, 11:55 AM
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at last "my" SD2 will get the opportunity to do something meaningful. way to go!
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post Jun 14 2015, 12:20 PM
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#Philae is number one trending topic in the UK right now !!
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post Jun 14 2015, 12:40 PM
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Seams that it was awake since a few days already.


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post Jun 14 2015, 01:01 PM
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What a comeback! - After other missions hoping for calls that never came....
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post Jun 14 2015, 01:34 PM
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That's some great news! Hopefully all the instruments are in working order and the battery as well. With an internal temperature at -35°C it also seems like there is quite a reasonable margin from the wake-up limit at -45°C.
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post Jun 14 2015, 01:50 PM
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The backlog of data packets also gives some confidence that the lander is regularly awake and capable to continue its unique mission. Maybe this will trigger a change in the Rosetta-comet geometry to maximize interaction with Philae?
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post Jun 14 2015, 02:33 PM
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The BBC put it well - this is one of the most astonishing moments in the history of space exploration. I was not optimistic - so many things could have gone wrong! Looks like we're in for a heck of a ride... ohmy.gif blink.gif biggrin.gif
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post Jun 14 2015, 02:39 PM
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Pretty amazing and great news. Will be interesting to see if the temperature can keep rising above -35C. The sun should have passed the "overhead" point in May, so it's starting to get slightly lower in the south and maybe away from the top panel. Yet it is getting more intense with the approach to perihelion.


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